Example sentences of "say that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Spencer-Nairns solicitors say that a better way must be found of compensating the victims of medical treatment , regardless of if there 's any blame . |
| 2 | People often say that a certain noise gets louder at night , even though its measured level does not alter ; this is because , at night , the level of the background noise is generally lower than it is during the day , During the recession , people near once noisy factories started to appreciate the quiet . |
| 3 | Similarly in Hannan although the court is unclear which of the tests is the ‘ law , ’ they actually apply the Denning version of the likelihood test : would a reasonable man say that a real danger of bias exists . |
| 4 | They say that a close encounter between the Sun and a more diffuse star-like object in the cluster tore off a hot filament of gases . |
| 5 | Notches on tallies were an early way of scoring in cricket matches , and people are still said to ‘ notch up ’ a good score , just as one can still hear a commentator say that a free-scoring batsman is ‘ in good nick ’ . |
| 6 | One can not , however , say that a turbulent flow is ‘ completely random ’ ; to do so would define turbulence out of existence ! |
| 7 | We say that a wider Europe must be a more democratic Europe . |
| 8 | If you say that a freely-floating body — and the weights would help a bit there , because they 'd keep it under water and out of any wind — moves down on the ebb at an average of a bit under two knots , you 'd not be far wrong . |
| 9 | Federal US prosecutors say that a former partner at Frost & Sullivan has been indicted for allegedly trading on inside information stolen from the law firm of Skadden , Arps , Slate , Meagher & Flom : Michael Borlinghaus was indicted for allegedly receiving the non-public information from an IBM Corp executive and the allegation is that Borlinghaus , his friend and neighbour Leonard Bellezza , and others traded on the information ; he faces a possible maximum prison term of 20 years and fines of more than $1m if he is convicted of the offence . |
| 10 | I am writing ( I think ) out of turn , to wish you a happy birthday , & say that a small parcel is on the way . |
| 11 | Alcoholics Anonymous ( who should know ) in their Pamphlet " Are you an alcoholic ? " say that a Positive answer to any four of the following questions indicates cause for concern : To answer this question ( " Are you an alcoholic ? " ) ask yourself the following questioned and answer them as honestly as you can . |
| 12 | They say that a domestic crisis brings a family closer together . |
| 13 | The nearest human equivalent to purring is smiling , and we also make the same mistake when we say that a smiling man is a happy man . |
| 14 | Brewery bosses say that every British couple bringing back the new full drink and tobacco allowance would save almost £1,000 in import duty . |
| 15 | Trinity say that no extra cash is available and that Jackson must honour his existing contract . |
| 16 | They say that an additional £420 in student loans and an uprating of 5.5 per cent . |
| 17 | Portentous ‘ Scientists say that the greatest threat to our planet Voice : is global warming … |
| 18 | I say that the greatest tragedy in the world today is that God had made man in his image and made him to worship him , made him to play the harp of worship before the face of God day and night , but he has failed God and dropped the harp . |
| 19 | The behaviourist 's second line of defence is to distinguish between knowing and what is known , and say that the behavioural reduction applies only to the former . |
| 20 | Critics say that the real battle against drugs can only be won by international co-ordination and the development of a long-term growth strategy . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
| 22 | Why does not the Secretary of State for Wales wave the flag for Pierhead and say that the new project could become a great science centre ? |
| 23 | In a recent study Lea and Young recognize this point , and say that the best indicator of police performance in crime investigation is the number of crimes cleared per officer ( Lea et al . , |
| 24 | Yet others say that the poor countries of Africa put out their corpses to be devoured — by creatures regarded with superstitious awe — as the least burdensome method of disposal . |
| 25 | He could but say that the only solution to such posers was a universal pension . |
| 26 | There have been murmurs of discontent among manufacturers considering diversifying away from Macao , but businessmen say that the only impact so far has been a shift of orders from China to Macao . |
| 27 | Imagine my surprise when I heard Douglas Hurd say that the only thing which would make Saddam Hssein toe the line on UN demands short of outright force was sanctions . |
| 28 | Fewer people say that the total cost of credit or the interest rate is important to their choice . |
| 29 | One could , of course , still say that the total entropy , including the entropy inside the black hole , has not gone down — but since there is no way to look inside the black hole , we can not see how much entropy the matter inside it has . |
| 30 | They acknowledge that it has been sparked by the slide in the pound , but say that the financial markets do not think sterling will ever recover all of its value against the deutschmark or the franc . |