Example sentences of "saying [indef pn] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | George Underwood : David was always a bit over the top and he decided to write to John Bloom , a millionaire business , saying something to the effect ‘ Brian Epstein has got The Beatles but you can have us ’ , but Bloom was n't that interested and passed his letter to Les Conn , an agent . ’ |
| 3 | Mary Finnigan : It was at this time , when David flew out to Malta , then not only were we organising the Arts Lab but a free open air festival in Beckenham , David , having flown out to the Maltese song festival had sent Angie a postcard saying something to the effect that he was going to be in Italy and why did n't Angie come and join him , which she did , leaving me to sort out both the folk club and the free festival organised for Beckenham Park the following Sunday . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Browning motioned his wife to be quiet and taking Wilson 's arm conducted her to the door , saying something to the effect that she must not give way to gloomy thoughts and that doubtless she was tired with a young baby still nursing and a house to run . |
| 5 | I remember Lorne saying something to the effect that it might look a bit bulky but , with their excellent petrol , in the long run it was neater than bringing hundreds of spare flashlight batteries along . |
| 6 | Scarlet did n't care what they said about psychiatry — she got the impression that her therapist disapproved of her , simply because she needed therapy , and it was no use anyone saying anything to the contrary . |
| 7 | Anybody who would to s Any s Anybody saying anything to the contrary i would very much suspect their their motives . |