Example sentences of "said they [vb mod] n't [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 So erm he 's phoned up me your money cos he said they dare n't put me in court you see .
2 we used to go every year be go round to erm for a bonfire but the old boy was saying that he said they ca n't afford it next year .
3 yeah we put it in the Leeds for , well they said they wo n't give you any money because Leeds have n't sent the cheque back .
4 He said they wo n't accept it , I 've got it wrong .
5 Well they just went back and said they could n't want something that much maybe she 's gone over her limit .
6 ‘ Police said they could n't do anything because social workers believed their mother was good enough to look after them . ’
7 I went to see it but the lady running it said they could n't take me .
8 So Mericlean sent it away with his P forty five to have it changed and they said they could n't accept it that they 'd have to re-apply or something .
9 After the acquittal , the Disciplinary Committee of the jockey Club called Filmer to Portman Square to warn him as to his future behaviour , and Filmer said they could n't touch him , and was generally unbearably arrogant .
10 My grandparents said they could n't afford it .
11 No , well he wa it was the council , they said they could n't afford it .
12 There was no reply and Clarissa said they could n't hear him , so why did n't he leave it ? ’
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