Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some men were already saying that Artai 's election was ill-starred . |
| 2 | The Australian Unwins , sitting with the rival owners of Flokati , were concerned about a lifelessness they had detected in Upper Gumtree due to the fact that on the train their horse had been fed a restricted diet of compressed food nuts and high-grade hay and the Flokati people were cheerfully saying that on so long a stretch without exercise , good hay was best . |
| 3 | It was widely said that he had long resented the Shah 's great oil wealth and the independence that it gave him . |
| 4 | If in other company , he was constantly saying that he was asexual , in the presence of Orton and Halliwell he was one of them — and wanted it that way . |
| 5 | The poor sod was only sayin' that ter make 'er act a bit sensible . |
| 6 | So I was just saying that this year it would be hopefully everybody will go through it . |
| 7 | I was just saying that during the course of today I hope you 'll complete a questionnaire . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 9 | I was just saying that to Dad here this morning . ’ |
| 10 | I know but I , I was just saying that she |
| 11 | I was just saying that in that respect there 's not really much between John Major and Margaret Thatcher |
| 12 | I think it was once said that the mark of an undergraduate is someone who turns every discussion into an argument . |
| 13 | Other unique material in the Southern Collection includes the unpublished manuscript notebooks of the distinguished theatre historian , William John Lawrence , who was born in Dublin in 1862 , and of whom it was once said that to whatever aspect of theatre history the student may turn , Lawrence will have been there before him . |
| 14 | If there are other servants , he will expose their laziness — in fact , it was once said that brownies were originally created to help relieve men of the burden caused by Adam . |
| 15 | You know it was once said that the front page of newspapers record man 's failures … the back page man 's achievements … well this year hopefully we recorded the enjoyment that the challenge of sport brings to all … here 's a re-run of the some of the best bits of ninety two … no words from me just the pictures |
| 16 | ‘ You know how it was always said that Wee Charlie was the spit of me ? |
| 17 | It was always said that water-sellers at Indian stations had to be of a high caste . |
| 18 | A year after his first interview at Bloomsbury House , he was still saying that ‘ he really wanted some particular friend who would take a close interest in him ’ . |
| 19 | It was further said that the reason for limiting the application of subsection ( 2 ) to those third parties who are knowingly concerned in the contravention is that an order addressed directly to a third party ( as opposed to the contravener acting by his servants or agents ) would only be necessary where the third party had an interest of his own in the subject-matter of the order . |
| 20 | Indeed , the Minister of the Legation , Captain ( later Sir ) Vyvyan Holt , was later to say that he would not have survived one of their many forced marches in intense cold had it not been for Blake 's courage and help . |
| 21 | The thought of the Marlborough boys ‘ discovering ’ him gave him obvious pleasure ; and whether or not he believed that the curriculum should include modern literature ( as Auden was later to say that it should not ) , he certainly believed , with his own youthful experience in mind , that the young should be enabled to explore new fields in the arts for themselves . |
| 22 | It was also said that if the bow should move of its own accord after it had been draped it was a bad omen . |
| 23 | It was also said that money was received from Dutch Shell and Courtaulds . |
| 24 | It was also said that good motivation alone was not enough for the unemployed as training was necessary , however determined a person was to obtain employment . |
| 25 | It was also said that both masters neglected to wear their gowns , that the gardens were overgrown , and that , though there were still about 150 boys at the School , yet " they were of a lower class than formerly " . |
| 26 | It was held that the facts did not show any detinue and it was also said that C had done no wrong by not allowing A to enter and remove them . |
| 27 | But Dr was a good cricketer , erm he also wrote a very You could also read what Dr put , and he was also said that he sent people to hospital very quickly . |
| 28 | It was also said that the Allies ' freedom to employ satellites , both for intelligence and communications purposes , gave them a decided edge over their adversary . |
| 29 | It was often said that her new-found reputation was a bubble that would burst once people realized it was just the raunchiness of her work that got her a wide readership . |
| 30 | For example , it was often said that the sky was full of stars . |