Example sentences of "to say that [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The approach adopted has been to say that all integral items of the plant described in the schedule are covered and then list those parts excluded in general exception which fall into three categories i.e. |
| 2 | Hourcade condemned it as un-French : ‘ our tradition calls for a subject and the originality of Cubism lies precisely in its rejection of the anecdote in order to rediscover the subject ’ ; and he repudiated the idea that all the painters of the Section d'Or had renounced natural appearances : ‘ … it is absolutely false to say that all these painters are turning their backs on nature and want only to produce pure painting . ’ |
| 3 | Nevertheless , despite the earnest evangelical endeavours it is probably true to say that many bourgeois groups had little direct interest in working-class morality , as long as work relationships were secured . |
| 4 | It is still true to say that many Continental philosophers would hardly be recognised as such by their English-speaking contemporaries . |
| 5 | Surprisingly perhaps , while blatantly sexist material in the form of caricatures is not common , and usually used with critical intention , it is fair to say that many social studies texts produced for examination classes frequently neglected women , though there were some exceptions . |
| 6 | This is not to say that some good pieces of research do not emerge from almost accidental findings of research workers . |
| 7 | I am sad to say that some Conservative Members and one or two of my hon. Friends seem to have a little Englander mentality . |
| 8 | If B is threatened with a tort it is , of course , equally true that he may bring an action for damages if the tort is committed or bring an action for a quia timet injunction first , but , especially where the threat is of violence , it is perhaps less realistic to say that these legal remedies afford him adequate protection against the consequences of resistance . |
| 9 | It is probably true to say that these new sensations were at first quite undetected , as such , by himself . |
| 10 | It is no exaggeration to say that these three introductions were of enormous importance to the future of the Army . |
| 11 | No man has any reason to say that any two states belong to the same self unless he has a reason to believe them to be caused by the same body . |
| 12 | Accurate reports of certain public occasions are " privileged " — which is to say that any defamatory statements arising from them can not be made the subject of a successful libel action . |
| 13 | Concerning those chemical changes , which were of fantastic magnitude , taking place during the first of these periods , it is probably true to say that most established religions do now , perhaps reluctantly , accept as true the scientific theories governing the associated processes of evolution . |