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

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1 I 'm sorry to say all hopes of a tranquil day are totally out of the question .
2 I 'm happy to say those conditions have been met in full .
3 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 .
4 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 . ’
5 ‘ Sick ’ V2 party is kaput say red-faced Germans
6 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 .
7 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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