Example sentences of "be saying to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We should be saying to the Secretary of State : ‘ If you want fees say so , go to the electorate and ask them . ’ |
| 2 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 3 | There will be a lot of people in the House of Lords who will be saying to the Queen ‘ stand your ground ’ . |
| 4 | Le Maître always behaves towards me with the utmost propriety , whatever people may be saying to the contrary . ’ |
| 5 | If you go back seven or eight years ago er the city institutions would be saying to the companies , you know this is a er a major matter in the in the growth of the company and you need you need city representation , you need a firm of city lawyers to deal with it . |
| 6 | And this may well be something which we should be saying to the priest |
| 7 | Harold MacMillan , Prime Minister , might still be saying to the electorate that they had never had it so good — which was true in terms of the change-round from post-war reconstruction , wartime destruction , and the days of depression ; but to someone of Leonard 's background , from Canada , the place was a bore . |