Example sentences of "says [conj] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the headmaster says that since the ban , playground behaviour has improved . |
| 2 | The AA says that since the law about 85 to 95 per cent of people are wearing seat-belts . |
| 3 | The company 's spokesman , Paddy Carson — a verbose Irishman with an impressive lay command of environmental issues — says that since the row over Probe 's involvement , Loblaws has been deluged with letters of support from concerned consumers . |
| 4 | Second , although there is no reason to expect any model to be other than linear and additive , there is an argument , presented by Flowerdew ( 1988 ) , which says that since the response variable compromises count data , the appropriate regression model should combine a Poisson error distribution with an identity link function ( see Aitkin et al. 1989 ; 217 ) . |
| 5 | Labour MP Peter says that since the bill contains measures to help the battered insurance forty four Tory MPs who stand to gain should n't be allowed to vote . |
| 6 | Genentech says that once the company gains approval from the food and Drug Administration it will distribute the drug only to hospitals . |
| 7 | Corris says that once the ISDN lines are there , the company will be able to use them to nail up permanent and semi-permanent virtual circuits , potential competition for the company 's leased line business . |
| 8 | The law says that once the employment contracts have been accepted by the employee , then the employer should not make changes without agreement . |
| 9 | It seems to me there is a tenable argument which says that whether the road the relief road is north or south of Knaresborough , is a strategic matter . |
| 10 | Eliot , who says that while the reader works at subduing the difficulty of a poem , the poem is doing its emotional work on him . |
| 11 | Ralph Pickles says that although the product is not profitable yet , the price has been set to allow for expanded production . |
| 12 | The RSC says that although the combination would create a very large body and might result in a ‘ loss of focus ’ on pollution control , it would avoid serious disruption of programmes and would provide integrated operations at the ‘ delivery end ’ of its service . |
| 13 | Strathclyde says that although the number of bed nights at its remaining centres will be reduced by 17 per cent to 110,600 , the range and quality of education will be improved . |
| 14 | BusinessAge says that although the paper millionaires may be incredibly wealthy one day , their wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market and share dealings from day to day . |
| 15 | ADAS says that because the test relies on germinating , growing and spraying seed under controlled conditions , some results may not be forthcoming until the new year . |
| 16 | Hui says that because the source code is written under the assumption that the user knows both J and C , someone that knows APL and C will find J much easier to use than someone who knows only C. Another advantage is that J can run on a range of boxes , including the RS/6000 , Digital Equipment Corp VAX , Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh and iAPX-86 personal computers . |
| 17 | Labour 's spokeswoman on the economy , Margaret Beckett , says the Chancellor has n't stolen her Party 's cloak , and says that if the government had taken her Party 's advice a year ago , the economy would n't have gone through half the pain it has . |
| 18 | He says that if the Ministry of Culture still go ahead and grant permission for the excavation to proceed , then it will be vital for them to involve scholars and specialists . |
| 19 | He says that if the council gave 100% rate relief , 25% would have to be borne by tax payers£39,195 this year . |
| 20 | He says that if the King persists in staying away , there will be mutiny if not now , then when the weather gets wetter and colder . |
| 21 | Hindsight says that if the Lotus mechanics had n't worked so hard and so efficiently and if Emerson had n't been able to race , Jackie Stewart 's two victories in the last grands prix of the season would have given him the championship . |
| 22 | It says ‘ the commission shall , in the case of any nominated news provider , review the performance of that body as a nominated news provider ’ , and says that if the commission is not satisfied with the news coverage other suppliers should be found . |
| 23 | He says that if the fire had melted the gas meter , there would have been an explosion . |
| 24 | The first law says that if the process communicates , the environment is not interested in whether this occurred before or after a SKIP guard . |
| 25 | Graham says that if the set-up is a success — and it certainly looks as if it 's going to be — he may take on more charity tanks in the future . |
| 26 | Getting back to the numbers , Mr says that if the number suggested by ourselves , through our client of thirty one K were er adhered to that it may well reduce the ability completely of locals to gain access to the housing market . |
| 27 | Another says that if the diner happens to put an elbow out , it can be put back at once . |
| 28 | Matthew Pinsent , the Boat Club President , says that when the alarm goes off , it 's hard to get up , but you know that over in Cambridge they are already up and lifting weights and something just kicks you into action . |
| 29 | However , the union says that when the incentive system was first introduced , the Government underestimated the number of senior teachers entitled to receive the new higher scale incentive allowances automatically . |
| 30 | Colin McRae says that when the gear box is working properly , it should be better than a manual change because a driver can make mistakes . |