Example sentences of "[modal v] put [pers pn] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You might put it that way . ’
2 I 'll put it that way then
3 ‘ You could put it that way .
4 ‘ You could put it that way , ’ the Doctor agreed .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 ?
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 The Ariadne , if I may put it that way , is a hotbed of super-sensitivity .
15 ‘ I have a big turnover in secretaries , if I may put it that way .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 !
19 I knew what the score was , let's put it that way .
20 let's put it that way .
21 But having looked at this I do n't think I shall be using the gas , let's put it that way .
22 But having looked at this I do n't think I shall be using the gas , let's put it that way .
23 You can put it that way round if you prefer .
24 If I can put it that way .
25 The north-east of England and the lowlands of Scotland are also ethnically similar , if one can put it that way .
26 Erm a few comments I 'd like to start with with Cleveland and the erm the idea that there 's there 's there 's there 's no problem whatsoever in accommodating erm the overspill if I can put it that way or the retention within Cleveland .
27 Perhaps not quite to the level of the the development that may be appropriate , but but yes , of of the three market towns in in Selby district it 's acknowledged that Tadcaster would have a a less significant role than the other two market towns , if I can put it that way , and yes , there are a number of constraints in Tadcaster , not not the least of which i is an ownership constraint .
28 Er , we believe that there is a shortfall , if I can put it that way , in quotes , of some seven hundred and fifty thousand in ninety four , ninety five , over what we would otherwise have expected to get if the previous method of distribution er , had been stuck with .
29 Can I just congratulate er the County Planning Officer on operating in an oasis o of , of if I can put it that way .
30 So these are all factors in here which er the the Well first of all the general public was provided with a a synopsis of this if I can put it that way in that the en original consultation leaflet included er extracts from this , summaries of it er in the leaflet , er and that set out clearly the differing traffic effects of the outer northern relief road compared with the inner .
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