Example sentences of "[noun sg] says they [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This report by the Commons Social Security Committee says they could have some of it now … if it was n't for administrators and liquidators spending months in legal wrangles over who gets what . |
| 2 | The Department of Transport says they should have known about it before they bought the house . |
| 3 | ‘ Father says they can graft a new hand onto the nerve ends . |
| 4 | The Government says they should go down by an average of £55 . |
| 5 | The auctioneer says they can fetch up to £20,000 , not bad when they were given away free originally . |
| 6 | If they do n't , they say they 'll have to sack a hundred and fifty teachers , although one MP says they should sack council staff instead . |
| 7 | The report says they should have called off the operation once the element of surprise was lost . |
| 8 | Meanwhile the car needs repairsing and the garage says they 'll waive the five hundred pound storage bill but only if they get the job . |