Example sentences of "[noun] say [pers pn] have [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | IBM Corp has a less than impressive record in turning developments in its laboratories into commercial products , but perhaps that will change when an outsider is installed at the helm , and IBM researchers say they have developed a polymer film that can capture and hold vast amounts of data in the form of hologram images at speeds 100 to 1,000 times faster than current Winchester disk drives . |
2 | Moira McVitie says she 's got a pal that went to that Steptoe 's Clinic . |
3 | The agent said it had sold a commercial garage in Middlesbrough to a named company . |
4 | DUP leader Rev Ian Paisley said he had submitted a bid to Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd to debate on Thursday the upsurge in terrorist activity . |
5 | The United Nations said it had arranged a ceasefire between the government and Unita on Sunday night , but it was largely ignored . |
6 | His Defence Counsel said he 'd suffered a great deal since his arrest and said the real punishment had already happened away from court . |
7 | Taunton , Massachusetts-based Kopin Corp says it has developed a transmissive 640 by 480 active matrix liquid crystal display formed from a single crystal of silicon : the AMLCD Smart Slide imaging device has a resolution of about 500 lines per inch , the level seen as necessary for high resolution imaging . |
8 | Boise , Idaho-based Morris Knudsen Corp says it has received a contract from IBM Corp to assume responsibility for much of the distribution function at the distribution centre in Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania ; IBM Mechanicsburg is the central distribution centre for all parts that IBM uses in maintenance . |
9 | Redwood Shores , California-based Communication Intelligence Corp says it has signed a joint development agreement with IBM Corp to develop a version of its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System software for the OS/2 Pen operating system extension from IBM 's Personal Software Products Division . |
10 | Dean Patterson says the use of solar energy is important to all people around the world … and he says we will say electric cars on the road within five years but even with the sun shining … they 're are breakdowns … punctures and problems … a driver says they 've had a stone fly up and brake the chain but they 'll get going again |
11 | A child says she has brought a magic carpet . |
12 | Nigel says he 's got a reputation of being an outright racer … |
13 | Meanwhile , Germany 's employer , trade and industry associations said they had formed a committee to fight xenophobia , which is now said to be putting off foreigners from investing in the country 's impoverished East . |
14 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
15 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
16 | Mr Pinder said he had seen a woman in a wheelchair throw away two tickets for an evening performance at the theatre in Newcastle after she was told no-one would be available to help her on her return journey . |
17 | NATO says it has completed a huge reduction in its Cold War nuclear arsenal , cutting the number of weapons in Europe by 80pc . |
18 | Last night the investigating team said they had made a breakthrough when a missing hood from James 's anorak was discovered by officers searching the area . |
19 | Mr Runciman said he had prepared a draft statement on the profits warning and the company 's corporate finance advisers , Hoare Govett , were to advise on the wording and timing of the statement . |
20 | The military said it had launched a big manhunt for army coup leaders who escaped when their men surrendered . |
21 | Managers say they 've spent a fortune on sound proofing |
22 | Gary Wills says they 've done a lot of work on the swing and all he does now is aim the golf club him . |
23 | my wife says she 's seen a programme on telly . |
24 | Jacques Glassmann said he had received a phone call from a Marseille official and a player before the game , which Valenciennes lost 1–0 . |
25 | Club sources said he had sent a fax to FIFA in Zurich informing them of his move . |
26 | Lady Henrietta Tavistock said they had demanded a meeting with the Chipperfield organisation which owns the monkeys at both parks . |
27 | You do n't often get people ringing up in the middle of the night to say they 've found a body in the bath . |
28 | Mr Tarry said he had devoted a lot of time going to meetings and discussing what to do next . |
29 | It was Jim saying he 'd got a cold . |
30 | MOLECULAR biologists in Australia say they have designed a range of new molecules effective in the initial step of destroying the activity of viruses . |