Example sentences of "say a [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say a warm thanks on behalf of those refugees to the Minister for Overseas Development , whose help has been inestimable , whose competence is great and known to us all and whose officials work with such commitment , concern and effectiveness — I can vouch for that . |
| 2 | In certain entries th tha which I 'll come to shortly , do use extra memory , er , just say a few things about er , the one , three of these , three of the Windows products , which er , one of you is using , erm , it uses memory slightly differently , er , if I put an entry in row one , and a ro and an entry on row five one two , then yes , it er uses memory for that whole range there . |
| 3 | And then expand on it , and so I go into each of these and I go to the and I say a few words about each of these particular themes . |
| 4 | For the past six years , however , she had done little more than declare things open , or say a few words of thanks in public . |
| 5 | It must have been said a thousand times in angling literature that location is the key to success and in zander fishing this was never more so . |
| 6 | I think she may even have said a few words to it . |
| 7 | Well I 've said a few words about the Soviet Union but I would like to add that our programme of assistance to the Soviet Union and to other countries in central and Eastern Europe , while it 's had to grow rapidly in response to the urgent needs of reg region , it does not it has not grown and will not grow in any way er which will undermine our commitment to the developing world and er perhaps on that note I might turn to Africa . |
| 8 | But if we behave normally like saying a few words to each other , the supervisors start shouting and harassing us . |
| 9 | John Ashenden , seated alone in the front nearside seat , debated with himself about reaching for the microphone and saying a few words about Somerville College , the Radcliffe Infirmary , the Tower of the Winds , the large , late nineteenth-century redbrick residences , St Edward 's School … |
| 10 | She was holding my fob watch and she said a few things about this , and about us and about dead people and |
| 11 | My the boss said a few things under his breath , came down the steps and we went back into the van . |
| 12 | He said a few sentences in German towards the end . ’ |
| 13 | American Ed Webster , one of the Buxton speakers , said a few days after visiting the Roaches that he had never seen so many climbers at a cliff . |
| 14 | We were particularly pleased that Lady More , our President , who had not been expected to speak , said a few words about her late husband 's interest in railways and congatulating us on our achievement . |
| 15 | Father Kipling stooped and said a few words to them as he passed into the sacristy to vest , and they turned round and looked at Clare . |
| 16 | She seized her jacket and bag , said a few words to Myra and practically ran the short distance to her flat , visions of Dana lying unconscious from a fall filling her mind . |
| 17 | ‘ I said a few words to Miss Mallender — Miss Heather Mallender , that is — at her sister 's funeral , last year . |
| 18 | The flier had been briefed to say a few things like a parrot , but had no deeper understanding of war , or peace , or politics than that bird . |
| 19 | The occasion was the annual dinner of the Corporation of London 's planning and Communication Committee at the Mansion House , when Charles seized the opportunity to say a few words about the plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square . |
| 20 | A mixture of something old and something new , everybody here at Club has his or her own favourite , and we 've also asked a few personalities to say a few words about their number 1 trip . |
| 21 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 22 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 23 | ‘ But first I 'd like to say a few words about myself . |
| 24 | It is desirable to say a few words about Reg. v. Skipp [ 1975 ] Crim.L.R. 114 and Reg. v. Fritschy [ 1985 ] Crim.L.R. 745 . |
| 25 | There is no escape ; I have to say a few words about the properties of materials . |
| 26 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |
| 27 | I wish to say a few words about what measures we would be considering if we had the misfortune to have a Labour Government . |
| 28 | Second I want to say a few words about the efforts that have been made in the last twelve months to increase the G M B's role in the building and civil engineering industries and third I want to say something about the present serious situation in the building industry pay talks . |
| 29 | Lord has asked me to say a few words about erm er , directors ' salaries and particularly about his own . |
| 30 | Before I finish I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words about our commitment to Continuous News . |