Example sentences of "[adj] to say [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another participant was an elderly Orcadian poetess prone to say very , very softly things such as ‘ life is like a glass of pure water ’ . |
| 2 | Actually I feel too embarrassed to say much about this quiz since both my wife failed to recognise Aberystwyth station — a place we go to about once a week ! |
| 3 | She did n't understand but she felt too embarrassed to say so . |
| 4 | If you do n't know the answer , do n't be afraid to say so . |
| 5 | It is possible , however , that such once commonsensical opinions are still held by many , perhaps most people in this country , even though they are afraid to say so . |
| 6 | Ask to see the book , sign it yourself , and if you 're rich , famous , or both , do n't be afraid to say so ! |
| 7 | He should remind himself that he has a duty of confidentiality to his client and he should not be afraid to say so to the police . |
| 8 | " From what I 've seen of her , she 's a strong-willed independent young woman , who knows what she wants , and is not afraid to say so . |
| 9 | Will the Minister confirm that he has no intention of taking meaningful action , but that he is afraid to say so because an election is coming up ? |
| 10 | ’ I stopped , afraid to say more . |
| 11 | It seems to me that parents as well as their children have rights , so if you do not feel comfortable about letting the couple share a bedroom in the family home , you should be free to say so . |
| 12 | ‘ Then be careful to say as little as you can . |
| 13 | The Americans did not want Britain to acquire weapons of her own , and , though they were not prepared to say so publicly , they were determined to make acquisition as difficult and expensive as possible . |
| 14 | A few did not agree with Mr Knightley 's decision to allow the quarry to go ahead , even with certain provisos , and they were prepared to say so and explain why . |
| 15 | It is absolutely clear that many Labour Members want taxes to be raised but are not prepared to say so . |
| 16 | If he had guessed that she had prior knowledge , he was not prepared to say so . |
| 17 | Well , I am prepared to say so . ’ |
| 18 | Nevertheless in many schools their lobby is a strong one , and even those who have no real sympathy with their priorities find it unfashionable to say so . |
| 19 | I admired this man , though it was unfashionable to say so in conversation with the rest of the staff . |
| 20 | It may seem pretentious to say so but it is intended in Gramsci 's terms as an organic intellectual work . |
| 21 | Albert looked at his watch and found it was only six , but thought it gratuitous to say so . |
| 22 | It is impossible to say exactly where and when rug-making in China first began . |
| 23 | Similarly , it is almost impossible to say exactly where most Chinese rugs were made . |
| 24 | There are of course other reasons for each one , so it is impossible to say exactly how much you can do yourself for any of the conditions mentioned . |
| 25 | And that 's precisely what is so impossible to say aloud , for their entire life together ( already over twenty years of life together ) , has been based on the illusion of love , an illusion which both of them have been anxiously guarding and nurturing . |
| 26 | It was virtually impossible to say aloud that one welcomed the death of a fellow human being , but she believed that was how Ayling had felt . |
| 27 | It is impossible to say precisely how much of England still lay in open field in 1700 or thereabouts , but one can make a rough estimate . |
| 28 | ‘ It would be impossible to say too much in praise of consultant Ernest Sinar and his colleagues and staff at Middlesbrough General Hospital for the way in which they cared for Jo and the family during the time she was there . ’ |
| 29 | It is too early to say exactly what powers the committee will have , or indeed how sympathetic they will be to the aim of preserving such areas , but this sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 30 | Yeah I think on the North Sea , it obviously would have erm an effect on parts of our business , some parts more than others erm it 's very early to say exactly what , what effect it obviously in fact to the extent that it encourages the further development of existing fields that clearly benefits parts , parts of our business that are to do with completion equipment and development equipment . |