Example sentences of "[adj] say [that] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , I am afraid to say that this month 's Ultimate Brandy Snap , filled with gooseberry fool ( page 124 ) , is best served either on its own , or with a small tot of brandy . |
| 2 | It would be easy to say that this volume is just another book ’ on organic synthesis — one which will sit alongside the excellent texts of S. Warren , and the more recent book by E. J. Corey and X. M. Cheng , The logic of chemical synthesis . |
| 3 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
| 4 | The teapot , milk jug , sugar basin and tongs will require cleaning with Goddard 's powder before midday , so that all will be proper , and the visitors will not be able to say that this house is a slum inside , even if there is one outside . ’ |
| 5 | We are pleased to say that this Policy is one of the best in the market to meet the requirements of Policyholders . |
| 6 | It is fair to say that this race lacked the energetic input normally associated with Mansell , banned from yesterday 's Grand Prix after breaking the regulations at Estoril last Sunday . |
| 7 | I think it is fair to say that this act has come about more as a result of the conduct of estate agents in the South . |
| 8 | None the less , it is fair to say that this concept of home country authorisation or the ‘ single passport ’ ( as it has become known ) provides a potent tool for the establishment of a single market in financial services . |
| 9 | It is fair to say that this case probably resulted in one of the most important landmark decisions in the history of relations between the Association and the Banks . |
| 10 | It may be fair to say that this book , perhaps above any other , has generated a great deal of interest , world-wide , in the healing art of aromatherapy . |
| 11 | It is fair to say that this view is controversial : certainly Grinsell remains strictly factual , but the Bords support this explanation and in so doing follow in the footsteps of John Michell , Tony Wedd , and earlier writers of the 1930s . |
| 12 | It is fair to say that this reconstruction is based on late classical texts , and it is unclear in particular how far Papinian 's view may have been anticipated in earlier law . |
| 13 | Outlining Book Tokens promotional plans , Mr Thin said that this year , in addition to press advertising , Book Tokens would have 80 spots on radio , using Classic FM in the week before Christmas . |
| 14 | And looking round the hall tonight , I think I would be inclined to say that this occasion seems to have been successful in doing that . |
| 15 | Voices have sometimes been heard to question or deny the validity of this requirement but , while it is probably true to say that this issue has not been central in the cases since Thomson v. Deakin , the necessity for unlawful means has been so consistently repeated in subsequent statements of the law that it is now hopeless to argue the contrary . |
| 16 | It has become fashionable to say that this kind of equality is unimportant because it offers little protection against tyranny . |