Example sentences of "say what you [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert du Preez at scrum-half could take on anyone including David Bishop either in the boxing ring or on the rugby field and say what you like about Naas Botha , he is still the daddy of all the fly-halves . |
| 2 | Say what you like about the Ryder Cup and The Belfry , if it was n't for the 9th , 10th and 18th holes , it would be as average as it looks . |
| 3 | Say what you like about his awful presence , he could gain a not inconsiderable reputation for what he does in the comfort of his den . |
| 4 | Say what you like about the first-past-the-post system , but it does let you know who has actually won each seat . |
| 5 | Say what you like about Eliza Grierson , she was a very particular housewife , so how come the flat was in this state ? |
| 6 | Say what you like about handjobs , they do n't cost eighty-five quid . |
| 7 | ‘ Say what you like about Jeffrey , he 's a damn good read , ’ was Grunte 's view . |
| 8 | But , say what you like about him , he was probably the perfect bridge between us and a being from another world , especially when that being proved to be as mean and nasty as Argol looked to be . |
| 9 | SAY what you like about City ethics , but at least resignation seems not to have passed completely out of fashion in the Square Mile . |
| 10 | SAY what you like about politicians — and we should , as often as possible — they dress conservatively . |
| 11 | ‘ Say what you like in front of Rachel . |
| 12 | ‘ You say what you mean in plain English . ’ |
| 13 | I just dare anyone to transcribe the solos on Give It All Away — from ‘ Hold Your Fire ’ or Say What You Want from Michael D'Alberquerque 's ‘ Stalking The Sleeper ’ . |
| 14 | Ask the next person returning a book what she/he thought of it ; say what you think of the author . |
| 15 | Say what you think of Scott . |
| 16 | and she says she 's still as bad off now as when she went in to get the house , you know the five thousand odd , she 's would , she 's , she 's , I had a bit last , I , I wished you had it all , I said do n't lie , I said do n't tell me you have n't had it I says cos you have , she says yeah , I says what you done with it ? |
| 17 | I said what you mean like a brothel charge ? |
| 18 | Well I said what you looking at you skinny thing , and she just , how dare you speak to me like that , and I just who the hell you looking at you ugly thing , I 'm going to Espania tomorrow , cos I 'm going holiday to El Spania , right then |
| 19 | And erm I got the vegetarian cookbook out this morning so Rob said what you looking at that for ? |
| 20 | They said well your husband 's car 's been vandalised and they think it 's you that 's done it so we 've come to arrest you so she said oh I thought you 've come to tell me it were me daughter that was dead and he said , he said what you talking about ? |
| 21 | nine stone seven , I said what you talking about nine stone seven , I 'm eleven and a half stone , not now you 're not she said |
| 22 | But when you said what you did about the night we 'd spent together … ’ |
| 23 | Well they said what you having for tea and I said well we 'll have to have you can have a few beans or something |
| 24 | She came and knocked on the door and then we went back and I , I said what you stopped for ? |
| 25 | Then she said what you laughing at . |
| 26 | Your neck could be on the chop if you were to say what you felt about this and I 'm awfully sorry . |
| 27 | You can say what you like against the state now , its what you do that 's important ’ . |
| 28 | You choose the form that best suits what you need to say , remembering always that the forms exist to help you say what you want to . |
| 29 | Quality : Do not say what you believe to be false . |
| 30 | These principles are expressed as follows : ( 13 ) The co-operative principle make your contribution such as is required , at the stage at which it occurs , by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged ( 14 ) The maxim of Quality try to make your contribution one that is true , specifically : ( i ) do not say what you believe to be false ( ii ) do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence ( 15 ) The maxim of Quantity ( i ) make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange ( ii ) do not make your contribution more informative than is required ( 16 ) The maxim of Relevance make your contributions relevant ( 17 ) The maxim of Manner be perspicuous , and specifically : ( i ) avoid obscurity ( ii ) avoid ambiguity ( iii ) be brief ( iv ) be orderly In short , these maxims specify what participants have to do in order to converse in a maximally efficient , rational , co-operative way : they should speak sincerely , relevantly and clearly , while providing sufficient information . |