Example sentences of "say [conj] they do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other , members often say that they do n't feel involved ; that committees do all the work without reference to them . |
| 2 | They say that they do n't understand why the police had to be so heavy handed . |
| 3 | Too many of us now say that they did n't know what was going on , and that they were long opposed to what was happening . |
| 4 | She also left a diary with names of clients , and police say if they do n't come forward voluntarily , they 'll be visited at home . |
| 5 | But might not be the best thing because if for any reason the buyer says that they did n't they 're not going to pay |
| 6 | He says that they do n't want a confrontation , but it could happen . |
| 7 | She says that they do n't yuet know what caused the fire . |
| 8 | Let me put one final er , question to the vote , well it 's , ninety two of you said you welcomed advances in reproductive technology se se several people have said that they do n't think women , every woman has a right to have a child . |
| 9 | Rentakil have said that they do n't consider that the guarantee covers us . |
| 10 | He says if they did n't carry out checks a problem might go undetected . |
| 11 | The playhouse in the Harlow is about the people in Harlow and about the people that come in from outside of Harlow I 'm very conscious that we do serve a very wide community and I am pleased that people with other sounds come and support the theatre has been rightly said if they did n't come in to Harlow to support the theatre we would have major problems . |
| 12 | How sad that such goodwill should be clouded by Mr Lamb saying that the other lot cheated , and the other lot saying that they did n't . |
| 13 | Are you saying that they did n't mean what they said then ? |
| 14 | Knitters often ask me about knitting double jacquard , saying that they do n't like the floats on single-bed Fair Isle fabrics . |
| 15 | As described by one character , this catch-all phrase is ‘ a short way of saying that they do n't claim to find either the ultimate cause or the ultimate cure , but they do know exactly how it functions , and can prescribe accordingly ’ ( 149/151 ) . |
| 16 | It goes without saying that they do n't deserve it , but considering how much the Beeb fall over themselves to shower praise on them , I thought it was a certainty . |
| 17 | That 's what I 'm saying if they do n't |
| 18 | And then I said that they do n't hang about with us enough . |
| 19 | They looked me over , said that they did n't know what it was and sent me home . |
| 20 | Terry and Tom said that they did n't want any food and when they asked Brian , he refused to answer . |
| 21 | He then said that they did n't want an understanding with the United States , because they know that this was impossible ( sic ) . |
| 22 | Well we were disappointed in the Good Report because er they did say it was one of the major issues , and yet they said that they did n't think any sweep in changes are needed which rather erm contradicted the earlier part of our report , we would have thought there were erm changes needed . |
| 23 | Non-Christians ( if they are honest ) have to say that they do n't know how the world and life was made ; they 've got loads of ideas ( which they call ‘ theories ’ ) but they do not and can not KNOW . |
| 24 | But who 's to say that they do n't redesign the standard valve ? |
| 25 | ‘ The head of our company is most displeased with Mr Goode and me , ’ Cave said in June , talking on the telephone to an Iranian who was unenthusiastic about weapons prices that had been marked up 300 percent ; ‘ He said if they do n't want to deal , break it off . ’ |
| 26 | But they said if they do n't get it by a certain date |
| 27 | and she said if they did n't phone |
| 28 | Right , we , we , we did actually draw , or we not draw , we , we adopted a constitution during the year and the officers that are erm elected are the Chair , the Secretary and the Treasurer , erm and other , together with other such officers , yeah to determine by general meeting , erm , so it 's really only those three , er and we have sometimes had Advice Chair if there 's only been one Chairman have n't we , one Chair person erm so I think people need to say if they do n't wish to carry on the jobs they 're doing and if anybody wishes to nominate anyone in a particular post then slip at the bottom of the minutes could be filled in and either brought to meeting or sent back to the Secretary . |
| 29 | I just did n't open my mouth , but I understood what they said and they did n't know . |
| 30 | ‘ My children might say that they do n't want to live with me because I send them to bed early . |