Example sentences of "be say that [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they 're saying that their fixing figures by not putting people on the waiting list so the waiting lists are shorter , because they 're putting , not , they 're saying that to people we ca n't treat you for about two years so I 'm not going to put you on the list at the moment , so they 're , cooking the books , that 's what they reckon |
| 2 | It was sensible , as Mrs Thatcher had , ‘ to counsel caution in the maelstrom , but it all depends on whether you 're saying that in order to guide events in a steady fashion or whether you 're using it as an alibi to do nothing . |
| 3 | I knew my sons had been saying that of course Mum would cry — it was a dead cert ! |
| 4 | Mind you , they 've been saying that for years , and the C64 is still the second biggest leisure-software market in Europe ( and the biggest market for budget software ! ) . |
| 5 | It could also be said that without evaluation , proper identification of need is pointless ! |
| 6 | Indeed , at the risk of causing offence , it must be said that in response to such a comment I have heard more than one distraught person say , with a puzzled look , ‘ is that a pub around here then ? , |
| 7 | It must be said that in Britain the new public library authorities created in 1972 have in many cases failed to capitalize on the opportunities for better stock provision which the larger units were supposedly able to achieve . |
| 8 | Unfortunately it must be said that in binoculars ( or , for that matter , in most telescopes ) it is disappointing , because it lies at a narrow angle to us and the full beauty of the spiral is lost . |
| 9 | The argument just offered may gain agreement in principle , but it could be said that in practice it is unworkable . |
| 10 | I mean , I 'm saying that with tongue in cheek because they 've got to come to our place . |
| 11 | You were saying that in fact you still do n't get any training . |
| 12 | ( 6 ) In August 1983 the third defendant claimed from C.M.C. a commission of £16,000 for himself and £8,000 for Highdene in respect of certain commercial arrangements , not involving the bakery , negotiated between C.M.C. and B.M.T. It is said that this claim led the other directors of C.M.C. to investigate the third defendant 's activities and to dismiss him as a director of C.M.C. ( 7 ) Between May and July 1983 the third defendant caused the first plaintiff to sign in blank some cheques drawn on C.M.C. 's bank account by fraudulently representing that these cheques would be used to pay small and urgent bills of C.M.C. It is said that in fact the third defendant used six of these cheques to pay to himself and certain other parties sums amounting to about £30,000 , allegedly in connection with the financing of the centre . |
| 13 | It is said that after Waterloo , ‘ the fire seemed to vanish from his speeches ’ . |
| 14 | I think that one 's saying that in order to resolve one problem , their may be unforeseen and , one hopes temporary , minor problems which emerge in consequence of attempting to resolve the first problem . |
| 15 | That is to say that in reality , effort is not applied exclusively to the various phases in turn . |
| 16 | ‘ Vehicle ’ was discussed in Boxer v Snelling [ 1972 ] RTR 472 where it was said that in borderline cases not only the construction or nature of the contrivance but also the circumstances of its use should be taken into account . |
| 17 | No but if he was saying that about Hunan well what chance do we stand if we 're not even , you know |
| 18 | He was saying that in order to have a greater life , you have to have a strong awareness of death . |