Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] says [pers pn] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman whose home was wrecked by vandals in an attack which caused thousands of pounds of damage says she 's able to forgive them . |
| 2 | But the Department of Transport says it 's important to ban the plates because simply having them on the car , changes the driver 's behaviour and the idea is that speed is always a danger on our roads and anything that contributes to safety is to be encouraged . |
| 3 | The Department of Transport says it 's ridiculous that after seven years Hereford is still no nearer getting its bypass . |
| 4 | The estranged wife of the Marquis of Blandford says he 's making a real effort to get back on the straight and narrow . |
| 5 | An Oxfordshire branch of a travel agency which has announced it 's going out of business says it 's continuing to trade . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the National Union of Mineworkers says it 's what was expected . |
| 7 | There 's enough building land within the present Milton Keynes boundary to last until the end of the century , but the Chamber of Commerce says it 's essential to plan for the future . |
| 8 | The man who wrote the music and compiled the volume of verse says it 's a testament to his love affair with the area |
| 9 | but still like mum says it 's an afternoon out so |
| 10 | And a lot of them have emotional problems ; I mean one of the girls I talked to here who 's dealing with calls says it 's difficult , you get some people who get very angry with you because you do n't have news for them . |
| 11 | An Oxford University academic whose wife has been imprisoned by the Government in Burma says she 's started a hunger strike — and is ready to die for her political convictions . |
| 12 | Now the Professor , who 's originally from Austria says he 's worried for his safety . |
| 13 | Oxfam has been trying to help the refugees er in the area , but Tony Jackson just back from Cambodia says it 's becoming harder for many to survive . |
| 14 | But now a friend of Mrs Hilali living in London says she 's helping coordinate relief work in Turkey . |
| 15 | The publican he robbed in Wales says he 's a dangerous fugitive : |
| 16 | A lawyer whose client committed murder while on bail says he 's opposed to a new law which could lead to more people being remanded in custody . |