Example sentences of "says that [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pauline Golightly , 24 , of Vernon Gardens , Harrowgate Hill , says that since she moved into the house last October her Nissan Sunny has been vandalised four times . |
| 2 | Bob Sillitoe says that since he came back from Kilimanjaro he 's been looking for something else … another challenge … the climbing has given his son a great sense of confidence |
| 3 | He says that before he died Mr Summerfield had said he 'd like his money to be used for a charitable trust — the gallery is just what he would have wanted . |
| 4 | The regional council says that unless it gets guarantees about the money it wants to spend on a railway service now facing privatisation , it may have to switch the money to its own plans to upgrade Glasgow public transport . |
| 5 | The company says that while it expected somewhat lower revenue in the first quarter because of seasonal factors and a product transition to R4000-based systems , the revenue decline was principally down to deferrals in customer orders and licensing activity as a result of the announcement of the proposed merger deal . |
| 6 | Meanwhile Amdahl says that while it believes that there is still strong demand for its mainframes , demand is proving erratic . |
| 7 | The commodore , having just tacked in from Pin Mill , says that while he recognises the accomplishment of an ancient mariner there in teaching a grey parrot to recite the complete works of Shakespeare in Urdu , and could see that this might help international relations in some way , he is far from certain this was the sort of thing Mr Major had in mind . |
| 8 | He says that although they succeeded in preventing a by-pass , it was a negative victory becasue it did n't solve Hereford 's traffic problems . |
| 9 | She says that although he did drink , he never ran a still or sold drink . |
| 10 | Philips says that although it holds patents on the system , and must license any firm that wants to sell players , the company put no clause in the licence to control undercutting . |
| 11 | He says that after he does n't know how many reprimands , I refused to play on Saturday protesting that I was n't fit enough . |
| 12 | She says that if we spend the night together , Papa will have to let us marry . |
| 13 | She says that if they had n't been woken they would both be dead . |
| 14 | He says that if they fail to get jobs he wants them to know how to live off the land and be able to feed their families . |
| 15 | He says that if anything happens like an attack , it can be seen by police . |
| 16 | His uncertainty principle ( discussed in detail in Chapter 5 ) says that if I know where an electron is I have no idea of what it is doing and , conversely , if I know what it is doing I do not know where it is . |
| 17 | Crilly says that if you listen well , you can hear the Irish in her right enough . |
| 18 | The card you get from the man says that if you get into arrears you have to pay extra interest , but it does n't say how much . |
| 19 | The Proverbs of the Old Testament return over and over again to the theme that men should beware women ; the Jewish Talmud says that if you teach the Laws to a woman , you teach her lasciviousness ; the Hindu sage Manu teaches that if women go unrestrained , the result is anarchy ; and the oft-quoted Church Fathers and medieval theologians appear to respond to the idea of the Female with fear and disgust . |
| 20 | The Concise Oxford Dictionary ( which I 'm sure you read every night before going to sleep ) says that if you respect someone you will avoid : |
| 21 | It also says that if you respect someone you will ‘ treat them with consideration ’ and ‘ esteem them ’ ( think of them as valuable ) . |
| 22 | Reality says that if you set up a store and you 're undercapitalised , you 're going to go bust . |
| 23 | Section 15 of the 1968 Theft Act says that if you issue a cheque when you know you have no money in your bank you are committing a criminal offence . |
| 24 | He says that if you hold the sheep properly , it wo n't struggle . |
| 25 | yeah , yes verbally yes if we 're writing we 'd actually be six but it was it was the span of conception was n't it the capacity of the brain The span of conception says that if you deliver your presentation in groups of three in three themes and three subthemes then the audience is able to hold on to that and the way in which we set up the delivery or the way in which we delivered the structured thought pattern was through method |
| 26 | Today , there is an attitude which says that if you do n't want an active sex life , there must be something wrong with you . |
| 27 | ‘ Lil says that if you do n't want the ticket , she 'll pass it on to someone else in the division . |
| 28 | Mother Francis says that if you have a questioning mind you get to know all the answers . ’ |
| 29 | She says that if she went into schools and said she was going to talk abouty physics , kids would be bored . |
| 30 | Goldie takes one look at Rainbow 's shaggy ankles and sighs ; Rainbow says that if she has to wear tights or stockings , we might as well forget the whole damned thing . |