Example sentences of "be saying [indef pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're not gon na be saying anything about the dangers of bullying in the recruiting office . |
| 2 | ‘ Then I 'm saying nothing of the kind . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm saying nothing of the kind , ’ snapped Penry , leaping to his feet . |
| 4 | I i it 's saying something about the motivation of the people who who are doing this , those peasants who were taking the lead and becoming members of the Party . |
| 5 | But someone was saying something at the same time as Lord Boddy , making him falter and finally stop in midstride . |
| 6 | He was saying something about the Hamilton house , a question . |
| 7 | Barbara Coleman was saying something about the former beauty of the garden and its decline , but wondering aloud whether it was fair to say decline because what was happening was that the garden was returning to nature , and further wondering whether it was really and truly nature because some of the plants were not native to the region and did not entirely belong there , and then wondering whether that was not a strange remark to come from one who had made Provence her home for so long that she felt quite a part of the landscape . |
| 8 | " Now , I was saying something about the fish-shop on Lyons Dock . |
| 9 | Cos somebody was saying something about the la the last time they got in , it all went |
| 10 | It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's . |