Example sentences of "say to the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second is the presence in some manuscripts of short expansions of the text which tend to tie in very explicitly what is being said to the Incarnation of Christ . |
| 2 | ‘ We should be saying to the Secretary of State : ‘ If you want fees say so , go to the electorate and ask them . ’ |
| 3 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 4 | The caretaker was heard saying to the professor of Hebrew , ‘ It 's only curiosity Sir ’ . |
| 5 | I shall not repeat what I said to the Government of India , but it is perfectly fair to say that it was well taken . |
| 6 | I do n't know what he said to the lady of the house , but we were not invited to return . |
| 7 | Erm , it became very clear that that , that bid erm , was in fact , at an early stage , that that bid was not , did not have a realistic chance of being successful , so as , as you know Chairman , when you went on the delegation to see er , Mr in London , actually at that meeting , er , the members of the delegation said to the Secretary of State , well , we recognize , Secretary of State that it 's the wrong area , what we 'd like to really argue for is a bid for the urban core out in Browsley , erm , in , at the end of the day , we did n't even quite get that , but what we did manage to get was objective two status for the urban core of Telford still , and I think that was probably against the odds . |
| 8 | She said to the driver of the first one , who was standing within the shelter of a doorway smoking , ‘ I … |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll show you , you old bag , ’ she said to the back of the Range Rover . |
| 10 | ‘ I can make you happy , ’ he said to the back of her head . |
| 11 | he said to the commander of the Imperial Guards , " Do whatever you consider necessary . |
| 12 | I said to the Leader of the Opposition that ’ jerk ’ is not on the list of unparliamentary expressions but , bearing in mind the nature of this debate , it would help the House if he refined what he has said in the interests of good order . |
| 13 | The Ferranti source said : ‘ Lord Weinstock ( GEC 's managing director ) would like to be in the position where he was able to say to the Ministry of Defence , ‘ Look , I am the only person who can rescue Ferranti from collapse . ’ |
| 14 | … it could have no real importance after the visit to Osborne in the course of which Napoleon III having tightened the alliance with England had nothing much to say to the Emperor of Russia , his enemy of the day before yesterday , his friend of yesterday — but not his ally of today , which he might have become had it not been for the recent drawing together of the Courts of the Tuileries and St James . |
| 15 | WHAT would you say to the chance of winning a top of the range portable TV with remote control and Champion Sport Vouchers worth £20 each ? |
| 16 | Having seen the devastation in that beautiful valley that has resulted from the conflict , and having seen the impact of terrorism , which I deplore both there and here , may I say to the Secretary of State that while , of course , the matter must first be decided between India and Pakistan , no settlement can be acceptable that is not acceptable to the people of Kashmir , both Muslim and Hindu ? |