Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] says [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesperson for the Halifax says they got involved because ’ … the Oxfordshire Debtline was an ideal project to help people in financial difficulties , especially when the recession was deepening . ’ |
| 2 | In a number of cases since the 1960s , which have involved a variety of circumstances ( demonstrations , deportations and publications ) , judges in the United Kingdom have refused to accept that ‘ national security ’ can mean anything other than what the government of the day says it means . |
| 3 | The officer in charge of the case says it was a highly significant find . |
| 4 | The officer in charge of the case says it was a highly significant find . |
| 5 | I could do park parade tha , a girl was , er er anywa , I went in the factory and one of the girls says they were saying about a dance , says ooh I quite a few you ought to see him dance the park parade ! |
| 6 | The court was told of a catalogue of filthy practises in the kitchen , but one of the owners says he 's been harshly treated |
| 7 | The finance director of one of the companies says he believes that the productivity increases attributable to IT are coming to an end : ‘ Auditors are getting more productive — but it can only go to a certain level . ’ |
| 8 | Balder was a son of the most senior god , Odin , and one version of the legend says he was blessed with the gift of immunity from harm . |
| 9 | One of the children says it brands her as worthless |
| 10 | The very nature of the business says you ca n't have a nine till five job or whatever it is , you do n't work , I do n't think |
| 11 | The official report into the accident says it was caused by pilot error . |
| 12 | You know if you die and you 've from the bank says you 'll get buried anyway . |
| 13 | Yet , in spite of its expertise , the Tomlinson Report into health care in the capital says it is too expensive . |
| 14 | The organiser of a country show which failed to pull in the crowds says he 'll be holding a full enquiry into what went wrong . |
| 15 | Hmm , he 's wife says , he says , ooh , er , she was when he , went in the back says I 'll be honest , yeah he says you 're minding the right , ooh he says er they wan na get erm you know and |
| 16 | IXI Corp in the US says it gave away some 500 copies of its Motif toolkit for Sun workstations during the recent SunSoft Inc developer 's conference . |
| 17 | just happened to mention in the night says I 'd like a white telly you know , go a bit more with , with the decor |
| 18 | The Lebanese man in the dock says he was invited back to the flat , and it was Kim who threatened him with a knife . |
| 19 | The clock on the dash says it 's 03:10 . |
| 20 | Her son who also lives on the site says he 's confident the homes are safe … |
| 21 | Her son who also lives on the site says he 's confident the homes are safe … |
| 22 | House of Commons leader , John Wakeham , who 's heading the committee that 's looking at the problem says it 's an issue which must be tackled locally . |