Example sentences of "say [det] [modal v] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say that 'll give them something to talk about . |
| 2 | They say this would leave them vulnerable to attack , because the UN would not let them receive arms and ammunition through the corridor . |
| 3 | He says this would make them more streamlined , understandable , and efficient . |
| 4 | There was something of importance he wished to say that would affect them all . |
| 5 | Christian was too happy to be the bearer of bad news , and yet he had told them earlier he had something to say that would affect them all . |
| 6 | But as his eyes travelled across to Elinor 's crowd , with their frizzy haloes of hair , their flowered dresses and carefully arranged profiles , he realized that there was nothing he could think of to say that would persuade them he was anything other than a boring little man . |
| 7 | Added to that is her instinctive feeling for people — what to do and say that will please them most . |