Example sentences of "says [pron] [is] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says nothing 's really changed . |
| 2 | For example on page 198 , Mayella says she 's never kissed a grown man before and that it might as well be a nigger and after kissing him she says ‘ kiss me back , nigger ’ . |
| 3 | She says she 's never seen any violence that pub bouncers could n't sort out . |
| 4 | Yeah , yeah and she 's , yeah , and she says she 's so fed cos to her there 's nothing wrong with her , the baby did put on weight last week , but she said you know , what do you do in here all day . |
| 5 | Shirley Cherrill says she 's always believed asthma is hereditary , because so many of her family have had it . |
| 6 | She says she 's always known how special they can be , given the chance and she hopes more disabled people will be encouraged to have a go . |
| 7 | The last boy says he 's not impressed because he does n't like vegetables . |
| 8 | It 's a long way from completion , but Bill says he 's already approached ROBERT DE NIRO to play Elvis . |
| 9 | I 've quizzed him about the noise , but he says he 's never heard it — well of course he has n't , he 's fast asleep ! |
| 10 | He says he 's never heard of a church charging . |
| 11 | He says he 's never travelled by car . |
| 12 | He says he 's never seen anything like it ; he reckons some of the stuff must have been here since before the First World War . |
| 13 | Lee Benfield says he 's never skied on snow before but he 's enjoying this and is looking forward to having a go on the real thing |
| 14 | The vet brought in to treat the animals says he 's never encounted so much neglect . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Wood says he 's never known nobody like you for bein' clean . ’ |
| 16 | His mother says he 's considerably improved . |
| 17 | He says he 's only seen sunflowers in the United States so he went home and got his camera to take some pictures . |
| 18 | He says he 's now known down the club as a fish called Zander . |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli drove for the March team for five seasons , but says he 's still owed the money in unpaid wages . |
| 20 | Neil Pascoe says he 's always wanted to cycle from John 0 Groats to Lands End and then the idea came to run up the three peaks and swim the lakes and try to raise money for charity … |
| 21 | He says he 's always told he 's too old . |
| 22 | A way round this hearsay evidence is for the officer to say ‘ The passenger Mr. Jones says he is not licensed to drive this car so I am reporting you ( the defendant ) for quitting a vehicle ’ etc . |
| 23 | But he says he is n't hurt by gay slurs . |
| 24 | The FBI spokesman said Koresh , who says he is badly wounded , had told them he ‘ received a message from God instructing him to wait . ’ |
| 25 | Kinnaird , who is chairing the seminar , says he is regularly asked to find a woman for a senior management job ‘ all other things being equal ’ . |
| 26 | Mr MacConachie , of Ashcroft Road , says he is highly honoured by the Royal appointment , which stems from his involvement in many community projects and charities . |
| 27 | Robert says he is more settled at school but is having to work very hard this year . |
| 28 | He says he is very tempted . |
| 29 | It says it 's already built a prototype . |
| 30 | The Department of Transport insists the resurfacing work is unavoidable , but the AA says it 's badly timed . |