Example sentences of "say [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say you 're eight stone they make you put that waistcoat on , it 's nine stone . |
| 2 | ‘ You are not going to have them say you are some kind of dickhead . ’ |
| 3 | Some people say we 're all establishment minded and other people say we 're all something else minded . |
| 4 | Stockbrokers say there is little interest in Pilkington shares and today 's figures will lead to little change in a ‘ continuing sell ’ attitude towards shares . |
| 5 | I 'll seal to such a bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew . |
| 6 | The nuns say there is insufficient evidence that the chickens carry the virus . |
| 7 | Yes , I think that 's true , but at the same time there is a debate going on as to whether in fact there 's more violence now than there used to be , some people say there is more violence , other people say that , that erm that 's not the case . |
| 8 | They say there are cheaper leisure stocks around such as Midsummer Leisure , which once bid for Boddies . |
| 9 | What happens if you increase , say there 's one country that is exporting to all countries of the world , alright , its production may well be very large therefore , er , what benefits might that have ? |
| 10 | TEENAGERS today want love and relationships as well as sex but they say there 's one thing holding them back — adults . |
| 11 | And they also say there 's little truth in the myth that women do n't enjoy dirty or sexy jokes . |
| 12 | Oh yes , they , I say there was one man and the , they used to try and get in if they could . |
| 13 | You will understand then something of the climate prevailing around Darlington Hall by the time of my father 's fall in front of the summerhouse — this occurring as it did just two weeks before the first of the conference guests were likely to arrive — and what I mean when I say there was little room for any ‘ beating about the bush ’ . |
| 14 | Observers say there was some overlap between his role and that of Hargrave and Wastnage . |
| 15 | Do you know I was thinking this the other day , do you think , say there was some girl like , let's just take Flick no , somebody , who do , who do , who do the people think 's real , who do the blokes always , yeah Flick they think is a real frump do n't they ? |
| 16 | And I say there was some sort of a an embarrassment I can only call it |
| 17 | This slag-bank is very old — belonging , for the most part , to the last years of the last century , when smelting was so extravagant with ore that some people say there was more iron in the slag than in the pig . |
| 18 | Police say there was widespread drug-taking at the party . |
| 19 | say they 're continuing Operation Screwdriver indefintely |
| 20 | They say it is good news and they will shop where its cheaper . |
| 21 | One avenue for a claim is that you paid too much for the house , but remember that you say it is common knowledge that these houses suffer this fault . |
| 22 | They say it 's one step closer to further privatisation within the prison service ; something that leaves a bad taste in their mouths . |
| 23 | Imagine what it 's like if I say it 's right lip and he 's read it an inch left . |
| 24 | Party officials say it 's dirty washing under the bridge , or words to that effect ; not everyone agrees . |
| 25 | They say it 's normal procedure at other Universities to wash contaminated materials like rubber gloves and glass containers . |
| 26 | Experts say it 's good news for Rover , which could have been sold off if today 's European Court ruling had gone the other way . |
| 27 | You say it 's all crap , but you 're starting to believe in it . |
| 28 | Some say it 's heroic and romantic ; others say it 's pure science fiction . |
| 29 | They say it 's pure magic . " |
| 30 | They say it 's great news and the town needs jobs . |