Example sentences of "say [prep] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Which is more than I can say for the rest of this wretched world . ’ |
| 2 | But the roads on which he drives it also go through most of the art produced in the last half century — shall we say for the sake of convenience , since the death of Trotsky ; or in a more apt frame of reference , since Guernica ? |
| 3 | Let us say for the sake of argument that it is five different partners on the same night . |
| 4 | Let's say for the sake of argument it was the scullery window . |
| 5 | It that 's true of a group as conspicuous as hornbills , what does it say about the fate of the great majority of ‘ unglamorous ’ animals on the planet ? |
| 6 | All one can say about the legend of Mu is that it was invented recently and has no scientific backing whatsoever . |
| 7 | For all that we might say about the relevance of performance indicators in financial reporting , a fundamental and seemingly intractable problem remains : performance can not be judged in terms of output alone , economy , efficiency and effectiveness must be judged together . |
| 8 | There 's so much more that I could say about the development of Switchboard . |
| 9 | ‘ The material , Mr Sylvester — what does Mr Foggerty say about the potential of those boys ? |
| 10 | Leaving aside this rather striking example of language shift , what can we say about the role of JC for young black Londoners ? |
| 11 | As always , Elizabeth shows herself a thoroughly English writer in her sensitiveness to the vagaries of the weather and to minor class distinctions ; and whatever Dr Johnson may say about the unimportance of the former or contemporary prigs about the latter , they contribute so much to the variety of life and conversation in England . |
| 12 | 3.9 What now can we say about the restriction of postnominal occurrence to a subset of adjectives ? |
| 13 | Instead , the new structure and appointments are intended to strengthen the company in an era which will no see a repeat of the 1980s boom , whatever politicians may say about the end of recession . |
| 14 | The pure flame of radical Christianity , we might say with the example of the Titfords before us , would be lucky indeed if it burned brightly for as many as three generations . |
| 15 | In the sense of working together on common tasks partnership is a banal truism — of course both central and local government are involved in education , housing , transport , social services etc. but having said that there is little else one can say under the umbrella of partnership . |
| 16 | They issue an er they issue an annuity , which is erm er if you 're not sure what an annuity is , this is a temporary annuity , and they might say in the case of Miss they might say well what about a ten year annuity ? |
| 17 | There was nothing more he could say in the way of argument , so he decided to plague her other address with mail . |
| 18 | Well it 's you ca n't say in the middle of the galaxy , it 's only in the middle of the galaxy as we look at it . |
| 19 | But no one from Northern Ireland can have any say in the formulation of Labour Party policy . |
| 20 | And all Mrs Thatcher could say in the face of that mocked Mr Kinnock , was that tax cuts looked unlikely next year . |
| 21 | While on the other hand , it attacked the idea that ‘ the irregular , half-informed , capricious voice of popular favouritism ’ should have any say in the outcome of the competition . |
| 22 | I should say in the context of the working of the Anglo-Irish Agreement that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Minister for Defence for the Republic of Ireland taken part in the conference . |
| 23 | My mother has just arrived and I would say from the look of her she is all set to greet you as a long-lost child . ’ |
| 24 | WHAT would you say to the chance of winning a top of the range portable TV with remote control and Champion Sport Vouchers worth £20 each ? |
| 25 | Having seen the devastation in that beautiful valley that has resulted from the conflict , and having seen the impact of terrorism , which I deplore both there and here , may I say to the Secretary of State that while , of course , the matter must first be decided between India and Pakistan , no settlement can be acceptable that is not acceptable to the people of Kashmir , both Muslim and Hindu ? |
| 26 | well I 'll deal with that after we 've dealt with the question of costs , what do you say on the question of costs doctor ? |
| 27 | But what does it say on the back of your T-shirt , Evan ? |
| 28 | Part A trial bundle two it should say on the front of it . |
| 29 | It does say on the front of it but |
| 30 | You may say at the end of all this , ‘ Well , where does all this have you ? |