Example sentences of "say [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would you say that with so much emphasis on film and the camera , theatre training is becoming less important ? |
| 2 | ‘ And do n't say that word . |
| 3 | Well , I kinda knew you 'd say that , but had forgotten the unique thrill of the way only you can say things . |
| 4 | ‘ I was afraid you 'd say that , ’ said Lucy , ‘ Oh , God . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We will not say that ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My beers are certainly bitter but you can drink several pints — and you ca n't say that for many big brewers ' beers . ’ |
| 7 | No , Professor X , Pound does not say that Landor , or Landor at his best , is better than Keats ; and no , sir , he does not say that Chaucer is better than Milton . |
| 8 | He can say that again . |
| 9 | Some might say that typical annual percentage rates of around 24 per cent are crippling . |
| 10 | The first line of attack is often name-calling : ‘ You would say that , would n't you , because you 're a Catholic/a man/fertile/infertile/a doctor/a research scientist ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know how you can say that , Daddy . |
| 12 | ‘ You can say that twice over . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Inevitably there are going to be offences where I feel disgusted by what the person has done and I would probably say that to them . |
| 14 | ‘ You can say that again , ’ said Wexford , thinking of Cullam . |
| 15 | ‘ You did say that , Sergeant . |
| 16 | Added to that is her instinctive feeling for people — what to do and say that will please them most . |
| 17 | ‘ You can say that again ! ’ |
| 18 | So you ca n't even say that . |
| 19 | I said rather disappointedly , ‘ Why did you say that ? ’ |
| 20 | Do n't make me say that ! |
| 21 | But none can say that of other parts . |
| 22 | Who might say that ? |
| 23 | The French habit of raising the last syllable of a sentence an octave higher made the flow of her speech sound like the indignant cackling of a hen : ‘ I 'm shocked to hear you say that ! |
| 24 | But she would say that . |
| 25 | But why could n't he say that ? |
| 26 | ‘ I did n't say that . ’ |
| 27 | It was perhaps the small electric heater in my bedroom which made him say that . |
| 28 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 29 | Did you say that ? ’ he yelled . |
| 30 | ‘ They did n't say that , did they ? ’ |