How To Use Saying In A Sentence

  • (Variety's Dennis Harvey called Mr. Friedman's onscreen persona "nebbishy"; The Boston Globe's Wesley Morris was a little nicer, saying, "The movie is the product of his big, shiny love of forgotten soul legends whom superstardom ... has eluded.") Did Pirated 'Wolverine' Review Get Fox 411's Roger Friedman Fired? [Update]
  • Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
  • McCarthy remains dismissive of the allegations and defensive of the former sergeant, saying he was "brutalized" by his colleagues, in particular, by a few senior officers "exerting locker room peer pressure" in the department ranks. MPNnow Home RSS
  • My favourite it the Magpie- my friend made a film about them a couple of years ago and i'm in it saying 'they're like English parrots don't you think?' and then going on to show how I think they have really great bums that you just want to squoosh your face in. It's a Giveaway!!!!
  • Rihanna is real clingy, a bit two clingy saying he cant talk to other women, even though there just friends! but he is also in the wrong for doing it!!!!! like ye dnt go round beatin up women no matter how bad they are! gooddd like … buh i LOVE chris brown so im natt sayn nethn! Chris Brown Rihanna Break-Up Following Alleged Assault
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  • She went to the top of a multi-storey car park at Brent Cross shopping centre in north London, sent text messages to some of her relations saying, "I love you," and then jumped off. Mental health care under fire after suicide of 21-year-old model
  • I must give one instance; he throws doubts and sneers at my saying that the ovigerous frena of cirripedes have been converted into branchiae, because I have not found them to be branchiae; whereas he himself admits, before I wrote on cirripedes, without the least hesitation, that their organs are branchiae. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences
  • If you don't invest in these shares, you're saying no to a fortune.
  • Accordingly he compromised by saying that while the present world as it is is not eternal, it came from a primitive "hyle" or matter, which was eternal. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
  • I let the word tumble out of my mouth as I made a vow to stay aware of what I was saying. Good Fortune
  • Before anyone says that this was going to happen anyway, remember that political pros were saying two years ago that Napolitano was a one term fluke, early this year Republicans were salivating about a possible 2/3 majority House and Senate, and it took some foresight to see that a decent candidate could be recruited to take out J. Archive 2006-12-01
  • She took her time looking me over, dug into her fake Gucci handbag and handed me a ballpoint saying, ‘Give it back when you're done.’
  • It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows. Erma Bombeck 
  • Ann rather astonished me by saying how she wouldn't mind a plate of egg and chips prior to leaving for the dinner.
  • I'm not saying that films shot on location are worse films.
  • Which is a long-winded way of saying that human nature will play a part in deliberations. Times, Sunday Times
  • ‘It will therefore serve a better purpose to issue official statements for media consumption,’ Bernama quoted him as saying.
  • The captain continues the bitter commentary for a moment before calming himself down, saying he knows that Jenko wouldn't have wanted them to get angry about his death, and himself would have "rapped" to them about balance in the cosmos "and some nonsense about karma. Tomato Nation
  • Walpole from then on ridiculed GW, calling him a fanfaron braggart, and saying that he soon “learned to blush for his rodomontade.” George Washington’s First War
  • And your sister-in-law, I think all she knows of you is the squeak, that is what I was saying before. Heartfire
  • Since I haven't read anybody else saying it yet, I'll jump up and be the first: they should be fired, at a bare minimum.
  • It may seem a paradox that the same colour should be at once so durable and so fugitive, but we may briefly explain it by saying _when vitreous pigments are reduced to that extreme state of division which the palette requires, they lose the properties they possess in a less finely divided state_. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
  • She questioned the authenticity of the contracts the two fighters signed, saying that one alleged he was forced to sign a blank contract.
  • Saying and doing are two things. 
  • The cheapest way I can think of to make people feel like they owe you is to have a crumply cardboard sign saying "Will Work For Food" and hold it up near a busy intersection. Don't Do Me Any Favors, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • A friend of the singer said: ‘She was thrilled because a year ago she was being written off and people were saying her career was heading for the dumper.’
  • Still, on watching the movie a good couple of decades since I last read the book, as much as I found it enjoyable enough, I couldn’t help but start to think through just what Lewis is saying here, in allegorical terms, just how it all turns on the idea that, by the rules of Deep Magic, Edmund must die. Thoughts on Narnia
  • I'm not saying I believe in curses, but I wouldn't want my mission to be the one they choose to piggyback Lightsail-1 on. Solar sails to take flight - Boing Boing
  • Iran has refused to discuss the allegations of weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries," a term Iranian authorities often use to refer to the United States and its allies. NYT > Home Page
  • [116] A chaplaincy is a pious foundation made by any religious person, and elected into a benefice by the ecclesiastical ordinary, with the annexed obligation of saying a certain number of masses, or with the obligation of other analogous spiritual duties. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
  • Let me start by saying sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but I couldn't find it in the sticky and I'm not sure how to search whole questions.
  • And especially to evert person out there for whom doing what you love is a giant scream saying, “I exist, I exist, I exist!” Archive 2008-11-01
  • On set, instead of saying ‘Action’, he cued his actors by firing a gun.
  • He must turn rogue and villain; for as the saying is, Necessitas cogit ad turpia, poverty alone makes men thieves, rebels, murderers, traitors, assassins, because of poverty we have sinned, Anatomy of Melancholy
  • So, strike up a self-talk and admit the truth by saying to yourself: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Excerpt: 10 Conversations You Need to Have With Yourself: A Powerful Plan for Spiritual Growth and Self-Improvement
  • If a product cannot be cleaned by any method, the manufacturer is required to attach a label saying so—for example, “Do not wash, do not dry-clean” or “Cannot be successfully cleaned.” HOME COMFORTS
  • So the headsmen put his hand to her back, to take her; but the King cried out at him and cast at him somewhat he hent in hand, which had well-nigh killed him, saying, O dog, how durst thou show ruth to those with whom I am wroth? The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • I am not saying you are doing anything wrong here legally, you have the blessings of Mayor Tremblay after all, but there is a history of large scale projects going "overbudget" in this city. Walking Turcot Yards
  • His Australian hosts piled on more pressure yesterday, saying that sweetheart deals that allowed corporations to dodge tax in countries where they made profits amounted to theft. Times, Sunday Times
  • Small-business owner Frank Sheftel is saying no to one of the biggest trends in banking: higher fees.
  • After a time my brothers began pressing me to travel with them; but I refused saying, “What gained ye by travel voyage that I should gain thereby?” The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • I'm used to Emily saying things like that, so I don't take any notice, just nod and pick up a bottle of peach nectar off the shelf, slosh it around, wrinkle my nose.
  • So saying he got him down from the ass and, for all his corpulence, louted full low. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn
  • I'm not sure the term insufferable boor is quite adequate here, I'm not saying that he's entirely without humor, but it's the sort of humor that is always tempered by a reminder of how much money he has and how he is holding it over his adult children. Outfoxed Diary Entry
  • So you're saying that I said in effect that "transitional structures are not selectable, that is, each organism is not adapted to its own environment"? Assessing Fault
  • A memo from March 1988 revealed the project was to be ditched because it "contravened" statements from ministers saying UFOs did not pose a threat to the UK. Undefined
  • Q So, you're saying the four of them at least, even though they already were voting for Foster, will now go back with some kind of invigorated motivation to convince -- Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry
  • Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians. Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation
  • Why the thell is their an interfaith sefer, that is just gay. anyways, just my opinion. notice how i’m not saying anyone deserves to die. Yet another interfaith Seder… | Jewschool
  • Now, I'm not saying that wow is the devil or anything knee-jerkingly reactionist like that (although I * do* have some serious issues with some elements of it: the grind, only having one somewhat flawed model of guild leadership, etc, etc). Becoming Gamer; or "My last ever log out."
  • The judge, clearly no law-and-order zealot, is quoted as saying, I was brought up in the era of Just William. Stromata Blog:
  • He said no disrespect intended, but how can you not be disrespectful saying that? Times, Sunday Times
  • What he is saying may make some sense to pointy heads, but to many it will seem unconvincing and vague. Times, Sunday Times
  • Mr Crow said: ‘They need to stop having this attitude, saying these are non-essential staff.’
  • Before marriage, a man will lie awake thinking about something you said; after marriage , he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it. Helen Rowland 
  • Let us not trivialise this by saying that it is because of parapsychology or telepathy.
  • But he sent me a really nice email saying sorry and it takes a proper person to apologise. The Sun
  • The typical companies that I train establish a policy, signed by the CEO, saying that from a certain point on all newly designed products will be metric. NASA Finds The Metric System Too Hard To Implement for Constellation - NASA Watch
  • By resorting to nonwar means of achieving his objectives, he would earn worldwide acclamation and gratitude by letting peace prevail, following the wise old saying, "Discretion is the better part of valor. Mail Call: Show Us The Proof
  • That is a man saying 'I know best. The Sun
  • We may then sum up by saying that Lord Byron generally established on an impregnable rock, guarded by unbending principles, those great virtues to which principles are essential; but that, after making these treasures secure -- for treasures they are to the man of honor and worth -- once having placed them beyond the reach of sensibility and sentiment, he may sometimes have allowed the _lesser virtues_ (within ordinary bonds) such indulgence as flowed from his kindly nature, and such as his youth rendered natural to a feeling heart and ardent imagination. Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English
  • So saying, he exhorted Brown to be hasty in dispatching his breakfast, as, ‘the frost having given way, the scent would lie this morning primely. Chapter XXV
  • At first she baulked at the idea, saying she no longer performed those pieces.
  • Allegorical Saying ( Xiehouyu ) is an idiom that is widely used, popular, jocular and vivid sentence.
  • He made our swimming mascot the 'ucker, which was supposed to be a colloquial way of saying "sucker," a trash fish, but was really so we could do our team cheer, "Be tough, be tough, be tough 'uckers" loudly in mixed company. Instead of Doing My Lesson Plan, I Idly Toondoo
  • I heard Kim's screechy voice saying, ‘Who does she think she is anyway?’
  • No, I am not saying that these three popular role models, who were exploited by Home Trade to make suckers out of the common man, must be punished for their silly mistake.
  • She's saying that homosexuals should be allowed to pursue orientation change if they want it -- not that they *should* want it, or should be encouraged to use it. Marcotte blames sexism for her troubles.
  • He does recall being presented with a compendium of his most famous sayings. Times, Sunday Times
  • I'm only going on what I overheard him saying to Chris, but I think he's planning to leave next month.
  • Mr Kehoe concluded by saying that every farmer should enquire regarding the payment terms and insist on payment on the day.
  • He wound up coining a phrase that is pithier in Russian, sums up so much of the national character and is a favorite saying here to this day. Viktor Chernomyrdin, Yeltsin's stolid prime minister, dies
  • It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
  • It is certain that Byron had begun the fourth canto, and written some thirty or more stanzas, before Hobhouse rejoined him at his villa of La Mira on the banks of the Brenta, in July, 1817; and it would seem that, although he had begun by saying "that he was too short a time in Rome for it," he speedily overcame his misgivings, and accomplished, as he believed, the last "fytte" of his pilgrimage. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2
  • I knew that if I didn't say no straight away he would browbeat me into saying yes, or make me feel so guilty that I'd be practically begging him to stay.
  • Thereupon Shawahi came forward and kissing the ground before the Queen, took the hem of her garment and laid it on her head, saying, O Queen, by my claim for fosterage, be not hasty with him, more by token of thy knowledge that this poor wretch is a stranger, who hath adventured himself and suffered what none ever suffered before him, and Allah (to whom belong Might and The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • Today, the PSM3 staff tried to rectify this statement by saying that "the PS3 version looks the same as on Xbox, but things in the distance are slightly jaggier / rougher, the textures seem 'muddier' up-close and the frame rate is choppier, especially during the last few story missions. Planet Xbox 360
  • So she sware to him that she would not do him any hurt or ensorcell him, and bidding bring him a fine horse, saddled and bridled with a golden bridle and decked with trappings all of gold set with jewels, gave the old man a thousand dinars saying, Use this.’’ The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • Guantanamo Bay is against every law from the human rights charta, but noone is doing anything against it, or better, can do anything against it, because America "the great world police" is saying so. Thinking About America
  • Believing that my wallet was gone forever, I started calling my bank and credit card companies, but the front desk clerk called my room, saying, “A cabdriver is in the lobby with your wallet.” A wayward wallet returns
  • In her study of ufology, Jodi Dean comments that the discourse of ufologists claims to be reasonable, ‘but everyone else finds what they are saying incomprehensible.’
  • There's no way you'll hear me saying, ‘dishonesty at any level corrupts the individual’, or find me stalking birds around the garden.
  • I'm not saying any more at the moment cos as my luck goes, I won't get it.
  • I mean, I love bran muffins as much as the next guy, but is Canada really going to just roll over and accept this practical, unspiced (I'm not saying "flavorless," because I admit bran muffins are tasty), unaromatic, home-bound and yes, boring, assignment of what it means to be Canadian? Diner's Journal
  • I found it hard to follow what the teacher was saying, and eventually I lost concentration.
  • Just then, as hope began to relume my soul, Mr. Moodwell approached Atkins, saying, Autobiography of a female slave,
  • That famous voice is never more honeyed than when it's saying - in a courteous, roundabout way - ‘No.’
  • I remember saying at the time that the swirly water looked as if God had washed his brushes out after painting the sky.
  • El Barzon (the yoke) takes it's name from the revolutionary saying, "the yoke is broken, but the ox goes on". The middle class revolt
  • The Ontario government, backed by other provincial governments, argued against the lower court rulings, saying the Metis existed as a community only after European settlers arrived in Canada.
  • So, again, what about Star Trek is Jar Jar saying is 'kitschy'? J.J. Abrams Delivers a Mid-Summer Star Trek Update « FirstShowing.net
  • En fait, she was saying to me: ` Here is my trust, ma confiance, my honour as a woman; I place it in your hands, Blowitz. ' Watershed
  • In a final blow she received a text message saying that she could no longer attend cabinet meetings. Times, Sunday Times
  • They're saying it was a group of rogue scientists making a dreadful mistake.
  • But others of the Muscovite band were fond of congregating at this spot and hour for their lustral summer rites -- white-skinned lads and lasses, matrons and reverent elders, all in a state of Adamitic nudity, splashing about the water of this sunny cover, devouring raw fish and crabs after the manner of the fabled Ichthyophagi, laughing, kissing, saying nice things about God, and combing out each other's long tow-coloured hair. South Wind
  • It was untitled apart from saying that the person photographed was now fifty years of age.
  • Saying that humans, being creatures of flesh, could not obey the law was to say, in effect, that God made a bad job of creating them.
  • He dismissed the idea that raising taxes alone might help erase the deficit, saying "raising taxes doesn't do a dern thing" to address health care costs that are projected to be a big driver of future fiscal problems. Bowles Predicts Support for Deficit Deal
  • My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, "My mother, drunk or sober.". G.K. Chesterton 
  • The cool-headed 37-year-old took hold of one of the men, who had a handgun, but he broke free and pointed the gun at her, saying ‘Back off or you'll get one’.
  • He was at pains to stress that there won't be any pressure put on the newer members of the team, saying that he felt there had been ‘too much talk’ about some of them.
  • The officer replied saying it was not his fault but the rules were that we have not got enough points.
  • So how 'bout simply saying a muted but sincere 'Thank you, God' for an honest and smart president who's trying to move ahead by untangling the 'fubar' mess left by the crooks, dummies and wackos who ruled Washington for eight long years. Giles Slade: Obama Without Glamour
  • Zimbabwe, saying he did not think it was this country's right to act as a "big induna" issuing instructions. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • Nought is another way of saying zero.
  • The video is extremely shaky, but Cooper and his crew are clearly under siege, and Cooper can be heard saying he's been hit, yelling "calm down" and talking to his camerawoman. WATCH: Anderson Cooper Egypt Attack Video
  • This Saturday you can avoid hundreds of unnecessary calories by skipping the pigskin (literally and figuratively) and saying yes to fitness.
  • There's no saying how he'll react.
  • He heads his article by saying that havens for wild life don't need buffer zones.
  • For instance, if you search for the term reiki on Dr. Oz's website, you'll find credulous articles by Lisa Oz (Dr. Oz's wife) saying things like this: ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • I've been saying it all along: it's just a matter of time till they "Mandingo" him. The "R" stands for "Racist"
  • The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails.
  • The store hit back saying the field was used to represent organic produce rather than the contents of the packet. The Sun
  • For instance, I didn't recall the cornered man in the second scenario saying he didn't want anyone to get hurt.
  • Pelosi was non-committal when asked about how much this would cost, saying more clarity will come from congressional hearings before and after the November 4th U.S. presidential election.
  • Which sounded to me like a fancy way of saying he was a thief. Times, Sunday Times
  • But they're saying that the goal is not to keep these people - these refugees - in this area for an undetermined amount of time.
  • A great many women have gone on record saying that they find him utterly adorable and wouldn't, as the saying goes, kick him out of bed, whether he turned up for the event wearing boxer shorts or a flowing beribboned peignoir.
  • I hope his 2012 campaign ads avoid racial incitement by only saying “reelect the incumbent.” The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking ObamaCare Challenges Seriously
  • Yet I was again approached with a request for samples when I was in the mortuary saying my last goodbyes.
  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy has paid tribute to seven French soldiers killed last week in Afghanistan, saying they fought in a just war against what he called the "tyranny" of the Taliban movement. Sarkozy: French Troops Killed in Afghanistan Fought Taliban's 'Tyranny'
  • So saying, he dismissed Roland Graeme, through a different door from that by which he had entered, signed a cross, and pronounced a benedicite as they parted, and then, still muttering to himself, retired into the garden, and locked the door on the inside. The Abbot
  • You think they're really saying, here's a girl that looks like Mary Jane, has a name which recalls Mary Jane, and then... Watching the River Flow for 2/15 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
  • Collider called the reshoots "extensive," while FOX downplayed them, saying that the reshoots were always planned and telling Today on ReelzChannel - Videos
  • Uh, yeah and about bushie not saying anything after shoe-bomber Reid's attempt for SIX days. Obama team more closely linking al Qaeda to terror attempt
  • The alternative – leaving poisoned candy and loaded shotguns strewn around your property and just saying “hey, I told them damfool neighbor kids to keep off my lawn!” What Kind of Idiot? « Lean Left
  • We are still years away from saying that we have found a cure for cancer. The Sun
  • It was like saying that tiny ripples and monster waves propel surfers with equal momentum. Christianity Today
  • He wrote back saying he was very optimistic that things would change.
  • Lovelock was saying, `We have charts for the whole world aboard, both airways and admiralty. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
  • The printing was poor and he tried to blind me with science by saying that it was the fault of the paper and not his machine.
  • His whole appearance at such times excited disgust in that lady, and she would leave his presence as soon as possible, using even the term brute to express her disgust; Matthias too, would attempt to rouse him on such occasions, to a sense of impropriety, by exclaiming, "Why, Elijah! what are you saying, what are you about?" while other persons would remove his hand, and hold him. Fanaticism; Its Source and Influence, Illustrated by the Simple Narrative of Isabella, in the Case of Matthias, Mr. and Mrs. B. Folger, Mr. Pierson, Mr. Mills, Catherine, Isabella, &c. &c. A Reply to W. L. Stone, with the Descriptive Portraits of
  • He means no harm by saying what he thinks, but people tend to be upset by it.
  • Today he backed away from that statement, saying he was misinformed by exit polls.
  • Still more profound a touch is that where Ottima, daring her lover to the "one thing that must be done; you know what thing: Come in and help to carry," says, with affected lightsomeness, "This dusty pane might serve for looking-glass," and simultaneously exclaims, as she throws them rejectingly from her nervous fingers, "Three, four -- four grey hairs!" then with an almost sublime coquetry of horror turns abruptly to Sebald, saying with a voice striving vainly to be blithe -- Life of Robert Browning
  • Buzz about your managerial style, your thirst for power, your "helpmate" President Clinton, who has already been quoted as saying he feels he owes it to you to do everything he can to win you this election. Stacy Parker Aab: Hillary Clinton as Mob Boss, Possibly on Verge of...
  • observer" was quoted as saying John Terry was completely blottered and dancing like an "old dad" to Britney Spears at the Whisky Mint club. Kickette Blog
  • I'm only going on what I overheard him saying to Chris, but I think he's planning to leave next month.
  • All he is doing is saying things the cons don't agree with - last time I looked, that wasn't a bannable offense, at least not here.
  • I have increased the footpage sayings to hopefully increase keywords, changed the title and meta tags and descriptions, etc. Undefined
  • When we reached our cart, Papa and Mama were saying goodbye and trying to get everything loaded in.
  • Miss World organisers could not immediately explain the no-shows, saying only that they hoped the others would arrive before the pageant finale on December 7.
  • By Gerry Baldo 08/18/2009 Sensing the public outrage that hasn't subsided over what has been described as the ostentatious and luxurious lifestyles of President Arroyo and her entourage displayed during her New York has sent a memorandum to the Office of the Press Secretary, saying the New York Post report on the pricey dinner of President Gloria WN.com - Articles related to Developing Economies Like Egypt Can Lead the World Out of Recession
  • She qualified that by saying any other country, but she was in an emotional maelstrom. Times, Sunday Times
  • I am not in any way saying this to be antagonistic, nor to disparage anyone's beliefs; that isn't my way, or my purpose in starting this.
  • She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.
  • He is saying that we have been set free from slavery to the reign of sin.
  • People are always saying: 'My grandmother is in love with you. The Sun
  • But when Blair said that Egypt's transition had to be 'managed' – presumably by the West – so as not to jeopardise the 'peace process', he was only saying openly what Washington believed.
  • Why does the world minify our intelligence by depreciating our favorite article of diet, and express the ultimate extreme of mental pauperism by saying of him on whose intellect they would heap contempt, "He doesn't know beans"? Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
  • Also, Mousavi has written a letter (in Farsi) to the Iranian security council saying that personnel from the Ahmadinejad-loyalist Basij militia are doffing their uniforms and attacking innocent people in the streets. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Wednesday June 17)
  • Math may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. Bertrand Russell 
  • I'm not saying my brother is a difficult person but he does have trouble committing to family events.
  • The Group of Eight, the club of the world's richest economies, issued a statement during a meeting of foreign ministers in Trieste, Italy, saying it "deplored" the post-election violence. Tehran Hard-Liners Seek to Show Their Dominance
  • What he did was wrong, but ok, its over, let them move on. rihanna is constantly saying how she wants to be a role model for these girls, buttruth is that if the get out of the situation of domestic violence, theyll sink right back in. she dresses half naked (her white bandaged body @ the award show) and she has gun tatoos and has guns in her her music videos. so shes promoting fire arm then. shes tryign to make him look like a monster, he is just a man. she played her part in the situation, and i just think its time people stop talkin about this. theres no progress in regressing! ABC Yanks Chris Brown “Good Morning America” Performance
  • What he's saying is essentially true.
  • Lee sought to calm the public by saying the Chinese missiles only carried dummy warheads.
  • I'm not saying that sexual responsibility devolves to women.
  • He can just about get away with saying he is upper middle class. Times, Sunday Times
  • I can only conclude by saying that I am sorry the situation has developed the way it has.
  • It also banned the practice of transporting pepper-sprayed suspects in a prone position, saying the practice could contribute to suffocation.
  • I do think it's far more possible now than it was in 2006 when the Iraq report came in saying we were losing the war and catastrophe impended. CNN Transcript May 28, 2008
  • I apologized absolutely saying that I had entirely forgotten in my enthusiasm and was very sorry. Broken Lives
  • The dons are saying that they have restored peace to the area and calm will reign henceforth.
  • 'Vieni -- vieni qua,' Hermione was saying, in her strange caressive, protective voice, as if she were always the elder, the mother superior. Women in Love
  • Better still, stick to facts if your prognostications are prone to throw gas on a fire of rumor-mongering and doomsaying.
  • I was reading today that Abdullah Abdullah, the man who pulled out of the presidential election, is now saying the election was fradulent. Is this a feminist case for war? « Dating Jesus
  • ,Never mind ,saying you're 'sorry, who's going to pay for the damage you've done?
  • But I am saying that every analysis that is shortened, every corner that is cut, moves us further away from the truth until what is left is the Cliffs Notes of the news, or what I call strobe-light journalism, in which the outlines are accurate enough but we cannot really see the whole picture. Sunday Reading
  • The title nags at me the same way Google does – moral and righteous overtones applied to a company that seems to me to be remarkably amoral I’m not not saying immoral. WWJeffD? « BuzzMachine
  • Late on Friday night, authorities freed three of the protesters, saying there was no direct proof that they were involved in attacks on police.
  • Everyone knows what's best for him or herself. He/she or he can also be used in writing:If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying:A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say Babies cry when they are tired.
  • She was an emaciated, hollow-eyed ghost of a figure who approached me on the road one day, saying she had heard that I ‘helped people,’ and would I help her.
  • And he is, in terms of practicalities, also correct in saying that the altar is hidden behind a wall of icons we call the iconostasis. Scott Cairns: Speaking Of The Sepulcher
  • The answer that if most often given for not using technologies is lack of time which is another way of saying it is a too low priority to be done.
  • In a final blow she received a text message saying that she could no longer attend cabinet meetings. Times, Sunday Times
  • Buy the birds, he was saying as he yerked me under the ribs.
  • From what I hear most of the usual naysaying pundits are rather hopeful about him.
  • Some U. N. officials are now warning of a humanitarian crisis in the occupied territories and saying it isn't far off.
  • Listen, son: I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead.
  • German-French for “Madame la Vicomtesse,” and after many ceremonious bows, he drew from his pocket a dilapidated pocketbook, saying: “Che un betit bapier bour fous,” and unfolding as he handed it to her a piece of greasy paper. Une Vie
  • Arlen Specter switched parties to save one job: his, not yours," an announcer is heard saying at the close of the ad. Sestak slams Specter with new television ad
  • I'm not saying Kilkenny are a spent force by any means but they are beatable as Waterford and Galway both proved in the last couple of weeks.
  • He is a waterman, water is his world, and by using it to kill them, he's saying that his power is stronger than theirs. THE LAST TEMPTATION
  • Eight objectors have written to the council saying a new licence would mean loud music, late night drunks, loss of parking and damage to their cars.
  • Industry observers were stunned, with one saying that the ousting 'reeks of gangsterism'. Times, Sunday Times
  • Lucy could only conclude that, whatever Charlie had been saying, it hadn't included specific mention of her name.
  • So, really, what Nielsen is saying is, Everyone expects social media to be used primarily by the young but OMG OMG OMG old farts are just as likely to be using Twitter as young folks! Boing Boing
  • But then that other manic voice was saying to him: But are you sure that the real world exists anymore?
  • My lips parted in my confusion, and I stuttered a bit, embarrassingly, in my need to comprehend exactly what it was he was saying, ‘W-what?’
  • He just gave a speech saying our costs are going down we so much we’ll be able to give them araise. The Volokh Conspiracy » Health Insurance and Pharma Stocks Rise, US Treasuries Sink in Reponse to Obama Care:
  • There's a sign there saying 'boats for hire'.
  • Now it appears Daniel's was not an isolated case as five other parents have contacted the Bolton Evening News saying their children are in the same position.
  • It goes without saying that shoppers who are ill-advised enough to carry them at all invariably have a purse or wallet bulging with them.
  • Naturally I had a few moans via videoscreen from the Troi Borg Queen, saying I am a disgrace to the Borg race. Archive 2009-12-01
  • Then I get a window saying 'Proceed to the ACP', but when I hover my mouse over the link, I see that the 'adm' part is missing in the link. PhpBB.com
  • Might we not induce the pessimist to give up saying this by giving the optimist something more to say?
  • FOREMAN: The governor is saying no to money for what she calls expanding unemployment benefits, immunization, senior care and more, including $171 million for education, which could include new and expanded programs she says the state will not be able to pay for when the stimulus money runs out. CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2009
  • Some had their own gospels, with stories and sayings of Jesus.
  • I wrote saying that peacocks were a very good thing, and that wild ones were spreading across Somerset.

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