Example sentences of "say they [modal v] [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police say they wo n't be intimidated by its violent supporters . |
| 2 | They charge you an extra quid for booking with a credit card , and say they ca n't be held responsible if the postman wobs the ticket in transit . |
| 3 | ‘ There are people who say they would n't be seen dead on of these things , but after one ride they 're queuing up . |
| 4 | More than half say they would n't be put off a woman if they knew she carried condoms ; only 17% would regard it as a turn-off . |
| 5 | It is the logic of the asylum to sell scanners without restriction and then say they should n't be used for the purpose most people buy them . |
| 6 | He says they should not be forced to abandon their education . |
| 7 | Hall is right to say that current Labour and Liberal parties can not take on the task of realignment , but would be equally correct in saying they ca n't be by-passed . |
| 8 | They all said they would not be involved again , though they would support it and wished the new committee luck . |
| 9 | The guard appeared surprised and said they would not be fed . " |
| 10 | A representative of the mainly-Muslim Bosnian army , which seized the village in fierce fighting over the last five days , said they would not be harmed if they stayed . |
| 11 | Eighty per cent said they would not be offended if they were shown the most intimate moments of love-making . |