Example sentences of "he say [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before Hector is blinded by a lust for glory , he say to Troilus : |
| 2 | Later he will make a sharp division between himself and women readers when he says about Cilla Black : |
| 3 | The more a critic wishes to substantiate what he says about style , the more he will need to point to the linguistic evidence of texts ; and linguistic evidence , to be farm , must be couched in terms of numerical frequency . |
| 4 | Much that he says about divisions in the human psyche is reflected in pale form in the Hindu sacred books of the Upanishads ( which is hardly surprising , since White Face claims that all the world 's knowledge of itself emanated from the ‘ Other Side ’ during the ice age before last , when Other Siders went out like missionaries over the globe , reaching as far as Hindustan ) . |
| 5 | I mean , in respect of what he says about knowledge . |
| 6 | My right hon. Friend is quite right in what he says about Sir David Wilson and also about his second point . |
| 7 | Of course , I endorse what he says about justice and peace and about the need for greater military security . |
| 8 | he says for cost price , our Kim says well it were a lot of money that bed and we 've only just got it |
| 9 | He says for safety reasons visitors wo n't be able to go down the tunnels . |
| 10 | And what he says with authority ! |
| 11 | Oh he says I make my own prawn cocktail he says at home and lettuce and |
| 12 | Thus he says of Ali , a member of Fatah , ‘ He knew I loved him , but it did n't make him the slightest bit arrogant . |
| 13 | When he says of Bilbo that he gave up the Ring ‘ of his own accord : an important point ’ , he may be saying only that Bilbo ca n't have become too badly addicted , or more moralistically that Bilbo 's good impulse will help his cure . |
| 14 | He says of course we were disappointed in not having the holiday but moreso the children who were absolutely devastates when they heard the news . |
| 15 | ‘ You ai n't really down , between the ages of 13 , 14 , 15 , you 're not really down less you know how to shoot a gun , ’ he says of life in South Central LA . |
| 16 | ‘ Nowhere have I been presented with so many extraordinary opportunities for startlingly fresh and original material for radio , ’ he says of Greenland , where he borrows a cassette and goes out recording ‘ wild track ’ ( a technical term that he expects us to know , meaning the sound background you hear when the broadcaster mercifully shuts up . ) |
| 17 | ‘ Many minor details turned into major tasks and the first flight date seemed to be drifting further and further away ’ he says of Neville Langrick 's Sequoia Falco , the first kit-built example to fly in Europe . |
| 18 | He says of Mr Kinnock 's call : ‘ I think it is a huge tribute to those of us who have spoken for the Conservative Party on industrial matters , and have had some personal experience in creating a small business and building it up to some size . |
| 19 | But if it 's taken him 28 years to rediscover the show , the character 's never left him : ‘ All that Cockney toughness is just a cover for the inability to love , ’ he says of Littlechap , but it could as easily apply to him ( 'I 'm desperately childish . |
| 20 | He says to Butch , ‘ Mr Baird , what type of ball are you using ? ’ |
| 21 | When I thought , he says to Colin , I said , bird , you know , like , when something started |
| 22 | God you 'd 've laughed they were on about that as well at same time and he says to Steve what do you reckon to idea , he says it does n't sound bad , he says what do you reckon to idea as I says no . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he says to Rose . |
| 24 | ‘ I think we must get that husband of yours to lop a few branches off outside the window before you go blind , ’ he says to Rose , to demonstrate the terms he is on with her . |
| 25 | ‘ Mum , ’ he says to Rose , ‘ I had a fight with James Dunn today , and guess who won ? |
| 26 | He says to Sarah , ‘ I know that you are a woman beautiful to behold , and when the Egyptians see you , they will say , ‘ This is his wife ’ ; then they will kill me , but they will let you live . |
| 27 | The image is in Gandalf 's mind when he says to Théoden , ‘ There are children in your land who , out of the twisted threads of story , could pick the answer to your question . ’ |
| 28 | He says to Pippin later , ‘ Generous deed should not be outweighed by cold counsel ’ . |
| 29 | Halfway round he says to Gary , ‘ Do you want to swap caddies ? ’ |
| 30 | He says to Alfieri , ‘ the guy ai n't right , Mr Alfieri. ’ … ‘ but sometimes he hits a note , see . |