Example sentences of "[modal v] put [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You might put it that way . ’ |
| 2 | You might put it this way : We are human beings , not because we have souls but because we are able to conceive of the possibility that we might have souls . |
| 3 | I 'll put it that way then |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll put it this way . |
| 5 | and if you have n't got it you could be there all day on the exam , urgh urgh , and also you 're thinking I 'll put it this way up , that one over that |
| 6 | I 'll put it this way so that you 've not the plaster on your your bruised bit . |
| 7 | I 'll put it another way to you , Mr Millet . |
| 8 | ‘ You could put it that way . |
| 9 | ‘ You could put it that way , ’ the Doctor agreed . |
| 10 | And er a further er fly in the ointment , if one could put it that way , will be of course with the erm the local hospital whose site is just off this er the key plan provided , their decision from the first of next month to actually charge for spaces within their area , which of course will have a further effect of decanting even more cars into neighbouring streets and thus put pressure on some of the streets which hitherto have not benefited from ah residents ' parking so there will be further er obviously further requests from er from those residents of neighbouring streets . |
| 11 | It 's a question of just choosing and what you are saying is that you can increase you payback , if I could put it that way , by choosing numbers which are for whatever reason less popular with some people , simply because the payback is larger on those days . |
| 12 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
| 13 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 14 | But there is room for people , like myself for example , who have part interest in education , if I could put it that way , to spend some time working with you . |
| 15 | And that can detect erm tumours , body defects and so forth in a , in a non-destructive way if I could put it that way . |
| 16 | Is n't the situation really , erm taking it erm group violence , if I could put it that way , is n't it a question really checks and balances . |
| 17 | And not many years later than that you were involved with the Gardener Centre in one of its previous incarnations , if I could put it that way . |
| 18 | And I 'm going to suggest it 's in your interest to learn how the media operate , and it 's in your interest to cultivate the media , and it 's in your interest to actually persuade the media to do a lot of the work which you would normally do for yourselves if I could put it that way . |
| 19 | Kempton would have liked to have ridden Foinavon in the National himself but displayed loyalty to his owners on two counts — his minimum riding weight of 10 stone 10 pounds would put him 10 pounds overweight ; and he had another horse running at Worcester . |
| 20 | ‘ After their 6–0 win over Estonia it would put them four points ahead of the Scots and boost their confidence . |
| 21 | No New Ager would put it this way . |
| 22 | The Ariadne , if I may put it that way , is a hotbed of super-sensitivity . |
| 23 | ‘ I have a big turnover in secretaries , if I may put it that way . |
| 24 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 25 | I mean all I , I would like to , to say is that so far as this particular road , whatever you may call it , er is concerned , that we look at highways priorities in this committee and that we would receive an assurance that this would not be bulldozed through , if I may put it that way , erm and opposed to one two three four other major schemes which are perhaps of more importance in terms of highways rather than er a , a corporate objective . |
| 26 | It 's er unfortunately the case that relations between the partners broke down and this led in due course to proceedings being commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant in relation to the dissolution of the partners , those proceedings were commenced in nineteen eighty nine , , er in the High Court Chancery Division , there were a number of issues raised in the litigation , one of the matters was a preliminary issue , er concerning the terms of the partnership and that came before er Mr Justice on the eighteenth of February nineteen ninety one , whereby he found in favour effectively of the defendant on that preliminary issue er the plaintiffs it seems were then claiming that partnership , the partnership at will , but Mr Justice held that they were part of the terms of the particular er partnership deed , so the defendants succeeded on that issue , the trial of the action then followed on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one and er Mr Justice made an order for dissolution of the partnership , he then give various directions for accountant enquiries concerning the partnership and he made orders for payments of costs , now the orders for costs were this , that effectively the defendant was entitled to some costs of the preliminary issue and that the plaintiffs were entitled to costs of the er ma if I may put it this way , the main action , and there was then the provision for , set off for the defendant 's costs against the costs ordered to be paid by the defendant , perfectly normal form of order . |
| 27 | When you 're bored bored at other times , let's put it that way if he starts doing any bio-chemistry at all start as , start asking him about the proper names of the systematic names of things and you watch him bristle ! |
| 28 | I knew what the score was , let's put it that way . |
| 29 | let's put it that way . |
| 30 | But having looked at this I do n't think I shall be using the gas , let's put it that way . |