Example sentences of "would say [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no one associated with the pending $500m ( £312m ) sale would say whether the West German government has yet indicated its final approval . |
| 2 | The DTI thought it had done a deal with the lawyers and police : by the end of last September these would say whether or not there were grounds for criminal charges . |
| 3 | And also as you said , the thing with colours , they were said to perhaps use less basic colour terms , so if some men were shown a bluey-green some men would say and some would say whereas a women allegedly would say turquoise or whatever . |
| 4 | ‘ Lovely ! ’ she would say as she cooked and ate it , with the little pursing of her lips and narrowing of her grey eyes which was the nearest she ever came to a smile or a laugh . |
| 5 | All Cantona would say as he headed off for a quick trip to Paris before preparing for Sunday 's derby clash was : ‘ I enjoyed my debut . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Listen , Mrs Tea Cup , listen , ’ the Second Son would say as he slotted yet another tape into the nearest stereo or tape machine , whether in the car or the family room or the garden . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , God love us , the dirty old east wind is coming up , ’ her mother would say as the trees turned colour . |
| 8 | I must say I suddenly got pretty apprehensive about what my aunt and uncle would say as they listened to my stammering explanation . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's naughty of me , I know , ’ he would say as he put the phone down . |
| 10 | But I 'm sure he would say as I 'm saying now : get out , go to the disco and- ’ He paused and smiled before he ended , ‘ play a lot of tennis . |
| 11 | ‘ Look , ’ he would say as they sat in one of those cafes with the plate glass windows looking out on to the beach and the sea , ‘ there 's a rocker over there . |
| 12 | Likewise , it is submitted that no modern court would say as Sir George Jessell MR did in Printing and Numerical Registering Co v Sampson ( 1875 ) LR 19 Eq 462 : … if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting , and that their contracts when entered into freely and voluntarily shall be held sacred and shall be enforced by courts of justice . |
| 13 | I I , what I would say cos we will be competing against Birmingham and Glasgow . |
| 14 | Despite — some would say because of — the cosy consensus which had been created by a powerful nuclear lobby with tacit political support , the development of nuclear power in Britain has not followed a smooth path . |
| 15 | It might also be argued that despite recent legislation ( some would say because of it ) parent-teacher relations are still too often fraught with fear , suspicion and misunderstanding ; that there is still too much teacher stereotyping of ‘ good ’ and ‘ bad ’ homes and parents ; and that many parents still lack power in relation to their parental rights and responsibilities . |
| 16 | She knew what Papa would say because he had said it a few years ago when she had begun to reproach him and all men for their oppression of women . |
| 17 | Well he was a very active man my word he would soon go right from the house to the top of as you would say because we had sheep then . |
| 18 | ‘ What do you think Father and Mother would say if they knew you were even thinking of going off with those kids — and at this time of night ! |
| 19 | ‘ I can not speak for the other 33 countries who are not here , but as for me , I would say if this happened in 1990 it would be good , ’ he added . |
| 20 | ‘ It is a grey area but I would say if these toys are sold at a fête or bazaar then they are being retailed . |
| 21 | I ca n't imagine what his father would say if he found out about this . |
| 22 | Sam wondered what Mr Harker would say if he knew that one of his relatives was so keen to disrupt the cotton industry . |
| 23 | ‘ I wonder what Herbie would say if he could see us now , my beauty . ’ |
| 24 | I would say if you DO N'T agree you should end it there and then . |
| 25 | They were all a bit afraid of what Ifor would say if they did wrong . |
| 26 | Just to think of what he would say if he came home from a Council meeting and found an American soldier sitting in his parlour made Carrie 's stomach shrivel . |
| 27 | More than anything else I think I was worried about what other people would say if I failed . |
| 28 | I knew what Syl would say if I tried to explain my thoughts to him , because Nour had said it already . |
| 29 | I wondered what he would say if I should remark that just outside the right-hand frame there lay a disused water wheel , and that the low wall of the ruined house had a hollow place where it was comfortable to sit , shaded by what remained of the pigeon tower . |
| 30 | It was a secret as dark as that couplet ( written in pencil on the back page of " First Lessons in English Grammar " ) read over and over and never to be spoken aloud : " Pee-Po-Bum-Shit-Piddle-Bugger-Damn " Keep out of the farmyard was all the grown-ups would say if she told , it 's not the place for little girls … |