Example sentences of "say it [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know some people say it takes time , but I think if you spend a year producing a lamb it is nice to see it sold and you do the best you can for it . |
| 2 | A couple are suing their bank for half a million pounds because they say it bungled advice on small business and forced them into debt . |
| 3 | So we say it has curvature . |
| 4 | Still saying 12345 , make it sound like a question — an invitation — a refusal ; say it to express anger — sorrow — joy — simply by changing tone and inflection of the voice . |
| 5 | It had other beneficial and related properties too , as Martin notes that ‘ the plant itself is not used , but the root is eaten to expel wind , and they say it prevents drunkenness by frequent chewing of it ’ . |
| 6 | IBM Personal Systems Business Unit Europe/Middle East/Africa says it had record volume of sales in the first quarter of this year , and points to Dataquest figures suggesting that it outshipped its nearest competitor by 66% during the last quarter of 1992 and the first quarter of 1993 — gaining 4% in market share over the previous six months ; the company also said it reorganised its manufacturing and distribution operations at its Greenock , Scotland , plant , cutting distribution costs for its ValuePoint and ThinkPad brands by more than 65% , cutting its inventory by 17% since the end of 1992 ; this magnitude of savings will also be realised for the PS/2 and PS/1 lines this year . |
| 7 | The stud farm says it uses security methods such as electric fencing . |
| 8 | Dista says it told health department officials ‘ verbally ’ in July about the evidence of Opren accumulation in the elderly . |
| 9 | AT&T Co says it has negotiating with European carriers to join its WorldSource venture for ‘ better than a year , ’ but that with its customers clamouring for one-stop shopping , especially in Europe , AT&T could n't wait any longer for national carriers to join — ‘ We do n't plan to leave our customers at the European borders , ’ it said . |
| 10 | But the LUF committee splinter group says it has information which suggests the health authority has never supported the unit . |
| 11 | Microsoft Corp says it has trouble estimating the number of copies of Windows NT it will sell , so what is the reasonable way to tell whether it succeeds ? |
| 12 | Meanwhile , Echo says it has Apple 's permission to use the ToolBox for demonstration purposes . |
| 13 | Carrollton , Texas-based Westcott Communications Inc is to acquire some assets of TI-IN Network Inc , San Antonio , Texas , for 350,000 new Westcott shares worth about $11m , plus assumption of some liabilities ; TI-IN had audited revenues of some $7.3m and made a net loss of $697,000 for its fiscal year ended September 30 last ; it provides live interactive courses with two-way communication for school pupils in Grades K to 12 ; Westcott Communications says it pioneered satellite delivery of workplace training . |
| 14 | She says it makes sense to go to France . |
| 15 | He says it puts heart into her people , because it confirms their belief that her cause has wide support in the world today . |
| 16 | It 's wrong to assume that just because a cream says it contains plant extracts it 's better for your skin . |
| 17 | It came on a day of positive signs for the British economy , with the Bank of England saying it thought inflation would remain below the Government 's target of 4 per cent for the next two years , and cautious indications of a pick-up in high street spending . |
| 18 | Handel once threw a young composer 's music out of the window , saying it wanted air . |
| 19 | ‘ I love the big occasions , ’ said Big Mal , which is a bit like a polar bear saying it loves snow . |
| 20 | Since planes tend to fly by Greenwich Mean Time , it is convenient to say it took place on the evening of the Friday . |
| 21 | They said it meant death . |
| 22 | NEC said it plans volume production of about 10,000 units a month in the spring of 1994 , increasing to about 30,000 a month by early 1995 . |
| 23 | NEC said it plans volume production of about 10,000 units a month in the spring of 1994 , increasing to about 30,000 a month by early 1995 . |
| 24 | The Ministry of Agriculture said it believed hemp , which can grow as high as 15ft , would be a minority crop and would not become a common feature of Britain 's rural landscape . |
| 25 | Nine out of 10 said it made sense to carry condoms ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 26 | Something in the way he said it made Coffin sure he was right . |
| 27 | He said it contained engine components . |
| 28 | He said it lacked poetry . |
| 29 | Sealink said it faced modification costs on its fleet of 12 vessels . |
| 30 | If he was more successful than me , I could say it made sense for me to give up my career . ’ |