say
say.01 - say
SAY-V NOTES: VN, FN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls say-37.7, indicate-78. (from say.01-v)Aliases:
say (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: Sayer
ARG1-PPT: Utterance
ARG2-GOL: Hearer
ARG3-ADV: Attributive
ARG1-PPT: Utterance
ARG2-GOL: Hearer
ARG3-ADV: Attributive
Transitive
A Lorillard spokeswomanARG0
saidrel
" This is an old story . "ARG1
Fronted
Kent cigarettes were soldARG1
, the companyARG0
saidrel
Inverted
What matters is what advertisers will payARG1
, saidrel
Newsweek 's chairmanARG0
ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
On December 9ARGM-TMP
, the British firm TescoARG0
saidrel
helloARG1
to consumers in TaiwanARG2
when it formally opened its clean , bright and spacious storeARGM-TMP
.ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG3
Although Lee 's trip would seem to have been a shot in the arm for the deadlocked cross - strait relationship , it also generated a lot of speculation and ill will because
neither Lee nor anyone who met with himARG0
was willing to sayrel
a wordARG1
about the content of their discussionsARG3
, and ROC officials who went to call on Lee at his hotel skulked around in underground walkways and service elevators to avoid journalists .ARG1 and ARG3
But the truth is that
objectsARG1
saidrel
to attract moneyARG3
sell just as well in good times as bad , for when the economy is strong , people are willing to spend large sums to ensure that they can hold onto their wealth .