Example sentences of "and say a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There he turned and say a tall blond-haired man holding out an empty glass . |
| 2 | But Tories have attacked the decision and say a golden opportunity to boost foreign trade links could have been lost . |
| 3 | British Waterways lowered the water in the section by ten inches while laying a sewage pipe underneath the canal and say a further drop in levels was caused by a leaking paddle on a lock gate . |
| 4 | The time to consider whether one wishes to opt out and whether one was opposed to a certain system is always when a decision has been made , but I 'd have thought it would have been far in the interests of the people of Banbury and the children and parents of Banbury if they 'd taken full advantage of the discussion on the tertiary college and had made their opinions known , and in the light of the results coming out and say a satisfactory decision had arisen that was frankly the time to get into the business of opting out . |
| 5 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Tadpole has picked up a second firm , Isometrics , to peddle the Sparcbook to the US government , and says a second strategy to make it easier for US government bodies to buy its technology will be revealed in a couple of weeks ( UX No 381 ) . |
| 7 | Jobs claims there will be 250 third party developers working with the beta release by May and says a six month beta period will increase the robustness of the environment . |
| 8 | The office in Victoria , to which Quinn guided Sam in the middle of the morning after leaving the flat and saying a final goodbye to Duncan McCrea , was as well protected as it was discreet . |
| 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 polite about the leeks and lumpy cheese and said a similar thing could be done with endives and it looked at first as if the lunch was going to prove a slightly awkward affair . |
| 11 | Both were frustrated after finishing 12th and 14th respectively and said a new front wing and problems with traffic had caused their problems . |
| 12 | Godfrey McIvor , Central Region 's education convener , expressed disappointment at the parent ballot , and said a strong case would be made to the Scottish Secretary to keep St Mary 's in local authority control . |
| 13 | According to Jim she 's never opened her mouth and said a single thing yet but er |
| 14 | Halloween approacheth , you can tell by the plethora of promotional Budweiser pumpkins and bats hung from every spare bit of Pippin 's ‘ pub ’ on Rush St , so we drowned our mortal fear in the spirit of Chicago ( I WILL ! ) and said a dozen Hail Bloody Marys until we could feel the city 's chill wind no more . |
| 15 | At the age of only nine , he set off on the London coach , and said a sudden and bewildered farewell both to his family and to his Devon childhood . |
| 16 | Staff held a 48-hour strike last week and said a 72-hour strike would be held this week unless Paul Knight was reinstated at the home in Barnet . |
| 17 | Now he grinned , and said a few words . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She closed her eyes and bit her lip and said a silent prayer to be released from this hell . |
| 20 | She said : ‘ One of the Sherpas came in , got down on his knees and said a little prayer over me . |
| 21 | She walked to the main doors with him and said a quick ‘ Goodnight ’ , reminding him that she 'd pick him up at eleven the following morning . |
| 22 | Introductions are important , and to say a few encouraging words about each individual can be helpful . |
| 23 | There must , though , be space to say how deeply Eva and I have appreciated all the love and generosity Queen 's Park has shown to us and to the Bulgarian Baptists and to say a big ‘ Thank you ! ’ for making my visit possible . |
| 24 | Should I perhaps digress and say a little word erm er about this ? |