Example sentences of "say [that] [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But then they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 2 | To echo Brundle : ‘ But they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 3 | Had a word with Vic about the script and he says not to worry but they always say that at this stage , do n't they ? |
| 4 | Investigators says that on this occasion he was also flying too low . |
| 5 | Investigators says that on this occasion he was also flying too low . |
| 6 | He says that at this time of year the undergrowth is tinder dry . |
| 7 | But Elaine says that despite this help , she might as well be in an institution . |
| 8 | He says that in this case the father clearly had substantial rights of ‘ access ’ which could only be exercised in Kingston . |
| 9 | Elstir 's paintings persuade Marcel of their truth , but it 's a truth which is different from the intellectual truth which he first brought to his initial contemplation of those paintings , and Marcel says that in this way , by his art , Elstir frees us from the cramping tyranny of the intellect , by painting , and again I quote , ‘ by painting some unusual picture of a familiar object . |
| 10 | It is said that on this view the writers mechanically wrote what God said , and the readers do not need to think , because every bit of truth is presented on a plate . |
| 11 | Afterwards it was said that at this mission Temple converted Michael Ramsey to decisive Christianity . |
| 12 | ‘ Are you saying that in this case he 's playing a game of his own ? ’ |
| 13 | The Ndembu go further , saying that in this context the red gum also represents masculinity , and the life of the adult male who , as hunter and warrior , will inevitably shed blood . |
| 14 | She wrote to me saying that in this place she found it possible to forgive for the first time and then return home to seek reconciliation . |
| 15 | One switchboard operator said that at this moment in time she did n't know . |
| 16 | When he was told of a young man who wished to become a poet , Eliot replied , " He 's getting ready for a sad life " , and Ronald Duncan said that during this period he looked " miserable and unwell " and " began to affect many signs of premature old age " . |
| 17 | Ms Davis said that by this time the girl 's mother had learned of her disappearance and was told that the child had been sighted with the defendant , who was ‘ well known in the area and well known to police ’ . |
| 18 | Staughton LJ said that in this case plans for development of new products and for the discontinuance of existing products were likely to qualify as trade secrets or as confidential information which could be protected . |
| 19 | Under gentle pressure he conceded that Riddle had mentioned the possibility of marriage and said that in this circumstance he would want to make a fresh will . ’ |
| 20 | I would like to say that at this point everything changed : I stopped dieting , bingeing , fasting and taking laxatives and being obsessed with food . |
| 21 | Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it . |
| 22 | But for the present it will suffice to say that on this matter Lanfranc , no less than Anselm , would seem to have been content to rely on the tradition of the Canterbury monks , supported by documents which gave historical support to the testimony of the living word . |
| 23 | Erm I 'm er rising to take the opportunity to sum up the debate er for those of us on this side of the house and to say that on this side of the house we do welcome these orders actually coming through , delayed though they are and er besmirched though they are by the usual examples of government incompetence in failing to send them to the scrutiny committee in the proper manner to allow the usual processes to take place but wi that 's par for the course these days . |
| 24 | Suffice it to say that in this field voluntary effort has long played a considerable part and there are signs that it intends to increase its contribution to this field . |
| 25 | At this point I need to say that in this paper I am concentrating on the bad object relations that can exist between workers and managers . |
| 26 | It is sometimes argued that direct persuasion applied by A to B not to perform his contract is itself the procurement of breach by unlawful means , but the argument is circular and it seems better simply to say that in this form of the tort no use of unlawful means is required . |
| 27 | While it is an oversimplification to view the first decade of operation as some kind of golden age , it is fair to say that until this point the EEC had worked fairly smoothly . |
| 28 | And I would say that in this respect , too , there is another point in the Act that each child now must be related in some way to what is called a responsible person . |
| 29 | And so , judged from my standpoint , erm which is that of other ancient and distinguished editions , I would say that in this respect he did ultimately fail , but failed in the most lovable , eloquent and memorable manner . |
| 30 | Erm trading standards er European Community Union erm is putting up more and I think most of us would say that in this area are to be welcomed |