Example sentences of "say [that] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And every residential social worker knows that I am not exaggerating when I say that after a death has occurred — often alone or with one of us holding the dying resident 's hand — the family will descend like vultures , demanding a complete inventory of all their belongings , ransacking their personal clothes for valuables , and insisting on receiving all that is left of the petty cash . |
| 2 | They say that after the age of thirty , or marriage , whichever comes first , one can write no more poetry . |
| 3 | I think that , more , not sort of say a general question like that , but say that after the collection has happened that you want returns for the number of people in Oxford that have benefited from the number of groups in Oxford that have benefited . |
| 4 | The country 's nuclear lobby has argued that alternative energy sources are either not available or too expensive and Semenyuk told a parliamentary debate on the government 's economic reform programme that : " Experts say that after the introduction of safety measures the plant is among the safest , and not only in Ukraine . " |
| 5 | ‘ And they say that after the Conablaiche would come the Lad of the Skins , ’ said the soldier , and a sudden silence fell , because everyone knew about the Lad of the Skins and the Knife of Light , and how , if you fell into the Lad 's clutches , he would take your soul and you would be thrown for ever into the Prison of Hostages . |
| 6 | Some people say that once the car is adjusted I should alternate between leaded and unleaded petrol ? |
| 7 | They say that as the meeting was drawing to its conclusion , everyone was waiting for a certain person to utter a few graceful words by way of a thank-you to the summit host , Mr Mitterrand . |
| 8 | They say that because the chalk 's porous , dangerous chemicals could seep into groundwater below . |
| 9 | The old zeks say that if a man has a nightmare then he should not be disturbed because the awakened life of the camps is more awful than the pain of any dream . |
| 10 | Er you get , sa instructor and they say that if a training course which is gon na start at half past eight on February the tenth , erm yeah well that 's what we got ta do then you got ta start looking to the planning towards have n't you ? |
| 11 | Yet many bakers say that if the yeast is not left to develop , the resulting bread has a lot less flavour and structure . |
| 12 | Yes , but your normal sale of goods rights , John , say that if the vehicle is n't in reasonable condition , bearing in mind it 's age , previous history , price paid , then you have a claim under the Sale of Goods Act , so where are you taking us beyond that ? |
| 13 | Industry watchers say that if the SQL Access Group survives and successfully markets completed specifications by the summer , then the two products can co-exist . |
| 14 | But hotels and garages along the route say that if the bridge is n't repaired soon , many of them will go out of business . |
| 15 | They say that when the decision was made to transfer the spinal unit at Harlow Wood to Nottingham 's Queens Medical Centre about a third of the hospital 's work was removed and no new contracts were negotiated to fill the gap . |
| 16 | You then say that when the hotelier went to wake up everyone for breakfast he had a big surprise , for in one bed was all the kings , in another was all the queens , in another all the aces and in the other all the jacks . |