Example sentences of "says [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I endorse what the hon. Gentleman says about the responsibility that politicians of all constitutional parties have , and a willingness so to talk has been very much present in recent years . |
| 2 | Gandhi could certainly quote the teaching of the Gītā in support of this view , but it would still not detract from what he says about the demoralizing , degrading , and brutalizing effects of war . |
| 3 | What he says about the king 's own explanation for his forwardness in battle is one of a number of examples of d'Ayala 's perception of the Scottish kingdom : ‘ He ( the king ) said to me that his subjects serve him with their persons and goods , in just and unjust quarrels , exactly as he likes , and that therefore he does not think it right to begin any warlike undertaking without being himself the first in danger . ’ |
| 4 | However , before going on to consider what Wittgenstein says , let us look at one of the implications of what Brentano says about the knowledge we have of beliefs , expectations , hopes , and so on . |
| 5 | That maxim , one could say , is the core of The Lord of the Rings , and it is reinforced from the start by all that Gandalf says about the way Ring-bearers fade , regardless of all their ‘ strength ’ or ‘ good purpose ’ , and further by his violent refusal to take the Ring himself : His renunciation makes sense in an age which has seen many pigs become farmers ; no reviewer has ever balked at this basic opening move of Tolkien 's . |
| 6 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for what he says about the Army Cadet Force , with which many hon. Members will agree . |
| 7 | The unsympathetic nature of his criticisms is also illustrated by what he says about the requirement that such universal premisses be ‘ better known ’ than their conclusions . |
| 8 | We can rely neither on what it says about the state of the economy nor on the little that it reveals about the state of the public finances . |
| 9 | erm there 's no doubt that our society , whatever kind of sentimental things it says about the status of the housewife , gives the housewife extremely low status , and that power and status and respect in society are accorded to people who achieve things in the work world occupationally outside the home , and given that that is so I think women , to increase their self respect , have got to achieve things outside the home , yes . |
| 10 | The rheme is what the speaker says about the theme . |
| 11 | This identification with , and punishment of , the mother-goddess is vividly portrayed in what Edith Weigert-Vowinkel says about the cult of the Phrygian goddess Cybele and her castrated son , Attis . |
| 12 | So he was young ; but his body was n't smooth and gold , pure hard gold , which is what the woman says about the body that you see in that scene of the film . |
| 13 | But somewhere it says about the amount it cost , but I mean if must be like that . |
| 14 | You may notice that , whatever anyone says about the weather , it is usual to agree . |
| 15 | Much of what Gassendi says about the acquisition and formation of ideas became commonplace among later empiricists , being developed by Locke in more detail and at much greater length . |
| 16 | This assessment is borne out in part by what Gandhi himself says about the need for sexual renunciation in order to realize God . |
| 17 | I understand what the hon. Gentleman says about the nature of the charge laid against certain people and the roles that they may have played in particular crimes . |
| 18 | RIGHT now , thoughts are inevitably turning to home heating , and the Coal Advisory Service says for the majority of homes in the province , that means solid fuel |
| 19 | The county council says for the moment New Barns remains closed . |
| 20 | Palace boss Steve Coppell says of the striker : ‘ He can give us the pace Ian Wright used to offer . ’ |
| 21 | She says of the building societies : ‘ How dare they ignore the real needs of loyal customers by pursuing a marketing ploy which only benefits a few . |
| 22 | An unknown writer observing at the restoration work of 1887 says of the nave , the walls were found to be covered with old surface paintings , and Fielding in his Memories of Malling , writes , " In Halling Church until a few years ago existed the uncouth painting over the chancel arch , variously described as the tale of the unfaithful wife and the emblematic representation of the seven deadly sins . |
| 23 | Jim Hegan , one of the three , says of the day he was convicted : ‘ Everything that I was brought up to believe in respect for law and order and the RUCwas shattered . |
| 24 | It 's grown into a different shape over the years , ’ she says of the abundance of jugs , pebbles , paintings ( almost all done by members of the family ) , china , and even animal skulls , which jostle each other to form displays everywhere you look . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Anderson says of the president , ‘ Over the years he made all the key decisions on the economic strategies he finally embraced . |
| 26 | ‘ It would be nice to have it published , but even so , I have got a great sense of satisfaction from finding out things for myself , ’ she says of the volume , which includes 230 illustrations . |
| 27 | ‘ I would n't have given odds on it lasting ten minutes , ’ he says of the programme 's early days . |
| 28 | Swales , influential chairman of the International Selection Committee , says of the manager 's job : ‘ It destroyed Don Revie ; it did n't do Ron Greenwood too much good and Bobby Robson did n't like it one bit . |
| 29 | Mark says into the phone . |
| 30 | When left alone with the tape recorder for two minutes , he says into the microphone : ‘ Is it on ? … |