Example sentences of "say [that] [noun sg] [noun pl] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first official confirmation of the offensive was a statement by Defence Minister Paul Tohian , broadcast on Oct. 22 , which said that army units were within 2 km of Arawa and were continuing their drive southwards . |
| 2 | John Davies , medical director of the Harley Street Sports Clinic , said that football managers were in a uniquely stressful position . |
| 3 | In a survey by Childcare Vouchers of more than 400 working mothers , 72% of nanny-users said that childcare problems were among the most stressful they had to cope with . |
| 4 | ( Taylor once said that steel workers are like oxen , both physically' and mentally . ) |
| 5 | BTW they said that season tickets were on sale and that Kop tickets cost 180 , surely they ca n't have any of these left ? |
| 6 | Their answer to the question they pose is to say that education systems are to be justified on the grounds that they develop ‘ intellectual competence that would otherwise go largely undeveloped ’ ( 1978 , p. 4 ) . |
| 7 | Hon. Members may say that petrol stations are to be found in residential areas everywhere in the country and I do not dispute that , but in the area in question there is no shortage of petrol stations and the local people say that they do not want another one damaging their environment and that there is no need for it . |