Example sentences of "say of the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In truth , the camera is a ruthless editor of visual information ; this can be made plain by looking at a picture , say of the eighteenth century , and comparing it with a contemporary print , perhaps an aquatint , and a modern photograph . |
| 2 | His loyal and seemingly very level-headed wife Nesta says of the second sex scandal he has been involved in during their marriage : |
| 3 | He says of the first degree that it happens when no other desire can divert love from God and " all labyr is lyght to a lufar " , signalling a vivid apprehension of the joy at the heart of the work of redemption . |
| 4 | ‘ They have been very supportive , ’ he says of the first major professional stage production of the novels . |
| 5 | Much the same can be said of the third issue , of free trade vs protectionism . |
| 6 | The same can be said of the next dog of great influence : Ch. |
| 7 | If the auguries for Branwell Bronte were , at best , uncertain , the same could not have been said of the last leave-taking of one of his father 's predecessors at Haworth , the Rev. William Grimshaw ( 1508–63 ) , of whom John Wesley wrote : |
| 8 | ‘ She was crazy , ’ he said of the last reneging fiancée when he first turned his attention to me . |
| 9 | Impossible to say of the first move , it was her will , and not to extend that to what followed , or reason is gone mad . ’ |
| 10 | What shall I say of the next ? |