Example sentences of "[vb mod] [indef pn] say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was not logic that carried might one say that the quicksilver in the barometer changes the weather . |
| 2 | In none of the primary schools studied by Clarricoates could one say that the gender code was characterized by weak classifications ( i.e. equality between the sexes ) and weak frames ( freedom to negotiate the definitions of gender ) . |
| 3 | How could anyone say that , in those circumstances , they had to remain secret ? |
| 4 | Articulate , easy to be with ; filled with ideas and knowledge ; nor could anyone say that they were a bad-looking lot , the young men got their sun-burn , the girls were pretty and well-turned out . |
| 5 | Dare one say that the England pack , in the defeat of Ireland , had these attributes to a greater extent than the Wales backs in the defeat by France ? |
| 6 | He asks : ‘ Would anyone say that the matrimonial consent would render this no crime ? ’ |
| 7 | Madam Deputy Speaker I only wanted to make a short intervention er er on this point and I think I will return to it from time to time because it is a perennial , annual problem of every time the minister introduces a a rule and regulation we can understand it 's extremely useful and how can one say that er regulations about fraud are not useful , it 's just the culture of our country has been besieged by these rules and regulations and I 'm surprised that anybody can actually make any profit or do any business simply because of the weight of officialdom and the weight of rules and regulations which prevents them from getting above er the the surface . |