Example sentences of "and say [that] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am happy to refine that , and say that the figures revealed a 30 per cent . |
| 2 | In conclusion , we can combine our two approaches to investment theory and say that the level of net investment in an economy will depend on three major factors : the rate of interest ( i ) , past national income changes and the state of businessmen 's expectations ( B ) . |
| 3 | We will assign any node j for which or is basic to the first generation and say that the parent of j is 1 , writing P(j) = 1 . |
| 4 | First , an objector might try to press the fashionable distaste for the first-person perspective and say that the fact that I can not apply the theory to myself shows nothing except that one should not approach the philosophy of mind via the first person . |
| 5 | It is , in fact , possible to go beyond the association of these particular principles with democracy , and say that the emergence of politics as we understand it was tied up with the emergence of democracy in ancient Greece . |
| 6 | If this is likely to take time , make your first application quickly , and say that the value you have given has yet to be confirmed and may be changed later . |
| 7 | The former Metrologie unit was Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's first partner in Europe and says that the relationship will continue . |
| 8 | Indeed , the Christian faith takes very seriously the presence of suffering and says that the life and death of Jesus encourage us to endure . |
| 9 | If they stammer and say they have not had time , the Chairman smiles icily and says that the committee fully understands and is sure that the reports will be available at the next meeting . |
| 10 | But Sir Alan , Flag Officer at Plymouth 's naval base , denies going too fast and says that the commodore 's yacht was not moored properly . |
| 11 | The survey also points to a considerable rise in research and development investment , largely tied to pharmaceuticals , and says that the proportion of environmentally-linked spending should be 24 p.c. of the total in 1994 , against a level of 10 p.c. in 1991 . |
| 12 | But the commission does not exclude the possibility of a bail-out , and says that the EC might provide conditional assistance . |
| 13 | He 's a mixture of nerves , calm and excitement , and says that the rat race and the pressures that go with presenting The Breakfast Show can all ‘ go to hell ’ for a while . |
| 14 | Adam & Co managing director James Laurenson disputes that KPMG 's recommendations were not properly implemented and says that the letter to shareholders was simply ‘ their first line of defence in case of litigation ’ . |
| 15 | Melchiori in one place actually describes ‘ the I ’ as being ‘ the poet who voices his own feelings ’ , and says that the absence of the I form in some sonnets ‘ is an impediment to the dialogue , to the theatrical quality ’ , which he describes in disappointingly literal terms : ‘ Normally in Shakespeare 's Sonnets we find a truly dramatic dialogue between two characters : the persona of the poet himself ( the speaking I , not the man William Shakespeare ) ’ — a welcome disclaimer ! — ‘ and a ‘ you ’ , the actor playing the role of a lovely boy , a worthy or unworthy mistress , possibly a rival poet' . |
| 16 | Michael Clark , first secretary at the Canadian High Commission in London , admits to being " horrified " by some of the logging practices he has seen and says that the dispute between his government and the campaigners is not about the importance of conserving ancient forest but about how much of it should be conserved . |
| 17 | Moody 's began its review in December , and says that the move reflects its expectation of a continued slide in demand for high-margin mainframes and transitional challenges of downsizing IBM 's infrastructure . |
| 18 | Since Intersolv reckons that maintenance accounts for some half of all programming work in MVS sites , and says that the research makes up for the bulk of this work , the potential time savings for users and the potential market for Intersolv are substantial . |
| 19 | Pastor Szalatnay was in Transylvania last month and says that the atmosphere among local Hungarian intellectuals is one of expectation . |
| 20 | He remembered waking up in the middle of the night , and then he remembered Miss Tomm walking into the dormitory and saying that the headmaster wanted to see him and Cartwright saying : " Eee , what 's Fleming done ? " |
| 21 | Franco responded as he had done with Hitler , presenting a shopping list and saying that the provision of the items on it ( which ranged from aircraft to foodstuffs ) was a prerequisite for Spanish cooperation . |
| 22 | There was a crudely written note attached to the child giving her name and saying that the mother was an unmarried Irish girl who had been in service and was going back to Ireland . |
| 23 | At an April 18 press conference in London , Hamdi declined to describe the crisis as a " famine " — a point of contention with donor countries — but he did go further than previous official statements in referring to the need for emergency aid and saying that the UN World Food Programme had a free mandate to organize the operation . |
| 24 | Half-way through one driver came in and said that the Minister for Human Resources had spent half an hour longer than he had agreed . ’ |
| 25 | I phoned a customer last night and said that the system should be done by the latest I would think next Monday like , you know ? |
| 26 | Tynagh Mines ' manager , David Fitzgerald , denied all the allegations and said that the company had spent half a million pounds on safety work and intended spending a further £200,000 . |
| 27 | General Motors Corp 's Electronic Data Systems Corp unit has talked to a ‘ number of ’ telecommunications companies about establishing a business relationship , the automaker 's general counsel Harry Pearce told Reuter : Pearce confirmed that talks between the computer services giant and British Telecommunications Plc have ended , and said that the company has talked to ‘ all the obvious suspects ’ in telecommunications . |
| 28 | Then one lady wrote and said that the ladies of the local church should do it for us . |
| 29 | Tessa grew testy about the line 's being used all the time , and said that the Bulgarians were the worst lovers in the Balkans , as though that were a world-known fact , like the trying nature to others of our gentle Scottish weather . |
| 30 | One night , half-way through the run , the box-office manager excitedly rang through to us back-stage and said that the theatre director Matthew Pyke had booked a ticket for The Jungle Book . |