Example sentences of "saying that " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ No , I 'm not saying that at all . |
2 | Jay could n't believe her saying that . |
3 | He also ruled out what an ITN interviewer called a ‘ gentle readjustment ’ of the pound , saying that was an unacceptable soft option . |
4 | He was always saying that to folks . |
5 | But they have been saying that for 20 years . |
6 | ‘ You 're just saying that . ’ |
7 | And he did n't want them saying that . |
8 | He began by saying that with the UK vehicle division 's track record over recent years , he could n't really expect to receive any support to the plan he was about to describe . |
9 | ‘ Not just saying that to cheer him up . |
10 | People used always to be saying that about her . |
11 | I remember him saying that once before . |
12 | That 's saying that being a biker or a greaser or a punk is dirty — that 's a real stereotype old people believe about young people . |
13 | Frequently the perhaps unconscious arrogance of presenters invokes their saying to those they are interviewing , ‘ What you are saying is … ’ rather than ‘ Are you saying that .. ? ’ |
14 | You 're just saying that ! ’ |
15 | Chancellor Kohl , meanwhile , adopted a rather bullying tone by saying that German and European unification , like the flowing of the Rhine , are unstoppable and will wash away those who try to prevent them . |
16 | ‘ I keep saying that ! ’ |
17 | While not explicitly using this argument , Rawls comes close to doing so in saying that |
18 | People like Thatcher and the Royals could solve the Ethiopian problem within ten seconds but Band Aid shied away from saying that . |
19 | Are you also saying that soap operas , in particular — it may be other programmes as well — are picking up on and creating a space for discussing topics that really are preoccupying people , and rendering conscious a lot of issues that are ‘ out there ’ already ? |
20 | Saying that is , unfortunately , much easier than calculating in hard cash terms exactly what you have lost . |
21 | Just try saying that sentence out loud and see how pompous and unnatural it sounds . |
22 | The letter quotes Black as saying that white and Navajo ranchers ‘ misrepresent ’ their livestock losses and ‘ blame everything on coyotes ’ . |
23 | And it goes without saying that Wild is a Lisztian of the finest order . |
24 | We are saying that government and employers — the State owes us a living . |
25 | She said , ‘ Thank you for saying that . |
26 | ‘ You 're always saying that about Ricky , ’ said Daisy reasonably . |
27 | You do n't want to think they 're only saying that to get you into bed . |
28 | ‘ I am not just saying that for effect . |
29 | ‘ What specifically are you saying that might affect the handling of this case ? ’ |
30 | And the cruncher for dealing with excessive criticism or praise : ‘ Thank you for saying that . ’ |