Example sentences of "say [conj] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If then you say that in such cases the mind thinks , I would only draw your attention to the fact that you are using a metaphor , that here the mind is an agent in a different sense from that in which the hand can be said to be the agent in writing . |
| 2 | Although the amount NoS had to raise at this point was small compared with what was to come later , those involved say that in many ways it was harder work . |
| 3 | Protesters there say that in extreme circumstances the chemical , Butoxi-ethanol , can cause kidney and liver damage as well as birth defects . |
| 4 | Eric Evans , of the Department of Agriculture at the University of Newcastle , says that in many areas levels have fallen below the critical 20 kilogrammes per hectare necessary for healthy crop growth . |
| 5 | Its report , Fit for the Future says that in many respects the Parks have failed to live up to the expectations of their founders , as enshrined in the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act . |
| 6 | John Speight says that in some cases , the package is more expensive than the chip inside . |
| 7 | He says that in some parts of the country , car boot sales have to be registered with the local authority , this could help . |
| 8 | He says that in previous cases where they 've taken over contracts they 've offered up to 98 per cent of employees their jobs back . |
| 9 | It has been said that in recent years his allegiance shifted from Sisley to Monet ! ’ |
| 10 | It may be said that in some cases , at least , such a tendency will show up in that species merely as itself — that is to say , as a merely biological character of that species . |
| 11 | But it must be said that in some cases the DCSL who had overseen the ordering was uncertain as to where in the school the books had ended up , let alone their frequency of use . |
| 12 | The nature of elision may be stated quite simply : under certain circumstances sounds disappear ; one might express this in more technical language by saying that in certain circumstances a phoneme may be realised as zero , or have zero realisation or be deleted . |
| 13 | In August , announcing profits of A$496m net for 1988/89 , he said that in future losses on Sky TV in the UK would be charged directly against the profit and loss account . |
| 14 | Mr Brown said that in other parts of the documents civil servants had described the Conservative Party assumptions as ‘ remote from Labour 's proposals ’ , and ‘ implausible ’ . |
| 15 | He said that in 10 years he hoped to have boosted the Mongolian economy to South Korea 's present level , with the help of the developed countries and of international economic organizations . |
| 16 | Sgt Ian Martin of Darlington police said that in previous years when BST started at 2am Greenwich mean time there had been no need to check clubs closed down on time . |
| 17 | I know I 'm not saying sorry , because I said that in those letters I wrote , and then I had to copy them out again , because they were n't neat enough , and that 's enough sorries for anyone . |
| 18 | However , Ms Saunders said that in some cases , costs will be less than half that of a leased line . |
| 19 | No attempt was made to use all the carcasses and some reports said that in some cases only male genitalia were used . |
| 20 | He said that in some countries the president was no more than a decorative figure . |
| 21 | Mr Brown said that in some areas 1,000 people were chasing every vacancy — ‘ the real national lottery ’ . |
| 22 | When asked by an interviewer if he was pleased with the performance of the British plants , the President had replied that although past performance had been bad by traditional British standards , he was now happy to say that in recent months a marked improvement had taken place . |
| 23 | Although in this connection too the higher courts are likely to say that the terms used are matters of fact for the magistrates , it will be open to those courts to say that in certain circumstances , the reactions of the victim were not likely to be those of harassment , alarm or distress . |
| 24 | While not doubting the pharmacological dimension to drug-addiction , it is nevertheless true to say that in many cases this is only an external consequence of an existing internal dependency which is just as addictive , even though repressed . |
| 25 | Let me hasten to say that in many schools , particularly in the West Riding , fine education took place , but far from it helping to increase drama in schools , it had the reverse effect for two reasons : ( 1 ) it appeared once more to be something that could only be handled by a specialist — this time a P.E . |
| 26 | Erickson goes on to say that in good marriages all four types of love exist : I love me ; I love me in you ; I love your good qualities ; and I enjoy the fact that you are happy . |
| 27 | I think it is fair to say that in practical terms you are likely to get substantial life out of the tool before the original battery is spent , perhaps several years . |
| 28 | I think we will be able to say that in ten years time the microprocessor will really be with us . |
| 29 | I must n't become a bore on the subject , but I have to say that in physical terms Tod and I are now feeling absolutely terrific . |
| 30 | I would like to say that in these days of environmental awareness and so on , that is a kind of harking back to times when there was a mid-winter feast |