Example sentences of "[be] [adj] say [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In 1750 , although Pomeranian Słupsk had already become German Stolp , it had been possible to say that east of a line drawn from the tiny Pomeranian fishing hamlet of Rowy to the hamlet of Tuchomie , Polish or various Slav dialects were spoken .
2 Buses are er trains are fine say British Rail the er airport 's fine as well say er East Midlands Airport no problems there er city centre traffic 's all moving fine as well there 's work still in Baysford on David Lane and Southwick Street where the crossing is closed expect a delay if you 're heading there .
3 Being an ex-Hamble aircraft , I am glad to say that G-ARJU , the example flown for this article , has civilised elevator and rudder trims .
4 I 'm sorry to say all hopes of a tranquil day are totally out of the question .
5 It would be insipid to say this book loves football , it does n't , it lusts after it with a taste for the perverse and the painful .
6 In this screen , I 'm glad to say that public opinion you see can shift things .
7 As far as the sense goes , we would be better to say that line B specifies the way in which God brings the army of the stars out in flaIl number : it is by summoning each one of them by name .
8 I 'm happy to say those conditions have been met in full .
9 I think we should all be able to say that word and feel proud about it .
10 In which case then we should be able to say that Saturday working costs X X pounds per item , and in the week it costs Y pounds per item .
11 Yes , Chairman I , I think members will be aware that er , we have er , always erm , enjoyed a very close relationship with Age Concern culture , and erm , they do invaluable work on behalf older people in the county , and I think like all organizations and in the changing climate , there was a need for them to er , to , to review their situation , and in , in the changing world , and I 'm pleased to say that Age Concern recognized that there was a need to er , to adjust their relationship with the County Council , primarily to enable them to , to further develop and take advantage of the funding opportunities that are available now under the new arrangements for care in the community .
12 It would not be unkind to say this movie revels in despair .
13 Okay , so would it be fair to say some people would want to put that down ?
14 In an article co-authored by , writes in the current issue of South African Journal of Science that ‘ it would probably be true to say that science as a thriving , innovative , intellectual enterprise within the CSIR is dead ’ .
15 to say that if er , it is not a SAT year , we are obliged to say these levels have not been confirmed by SATs so the only in year nine we , we do n't need to say that .
16 In contrast , in many languages ( notably the S. E. Asian languages , including Korean , Japanese and Javanese ) it is possible to say some sentence glossing as " The soup is hot " and by the choice of a linguistic alternate ( e.g. for " soup " ) encode respect to the addressee without referring to him , in which case we have an addressee honorific system .
17 Some French cheeses , German sausages and Italian hams , for example , fall into the same category , and can be found in shops and supermarkets , as John Gummer is wont to say these days , ‘ from Scotland to Sicily . ’
18 ‘ Sick ’ V2 party is kaput say red-faced Germans
19 While it is correct to say that appropriation for purposes of section 3(1) includes the latter sort of act , it does not necessarily follow that no other act can amount to an appropriation and in particular that no act expressly or impliedly authorised by the owner can in any circumstances do so .
20 It 's nice to say this year its come back home to Shrewsbury , literally a stone 's throw down the road .
21 Thus although it is true to say more Blacks chose to be committed to the Crown Court for trial this was certainly not a complete explanation of the difference , as magistrates also committed more cases .
22 I think perhaps if I just add a point to that er although we have as four nations agreed on the revised requirement there , I believe it 's true to say that development has progressed to such an extent that probably we will have the original requirement in practice , even though we 've no longer specified it .
23 This was partly the result of an upbringing that had instilled in him the belief that it was wrong to say unkind things about people behind their backs ; indeed , a lack of verbal malice , and a determination to try always to see the best in people , is one of his qualities .
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