Example sentences of "says that when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sue Moss , a founder director , says that when it comes to supplying staff with computers , ‘ the software writers get the gleaming new equipment , and the managers — who do n't need amazing processors — get the old stuff ’ . |
| 2 | Iceland says that when it resumes commercial whaling , as it intends to do , it will withdraw its objections to the cull grenade ban . |
| 3 | ‘ She says that when she asks the gardener for produce she feels she does n't always get the best . ’ |
| 4 | Jo 's lesbianism is also important to the way she dresses ; she does n't want to look what she calls ‘ too femme ’ , and says that when she wears a skirt she gets a lot more hassle from men . |
| 5 | He says that when he got into the room the double bed was alight , he picked up the babies and got them out as quickly as he could . |
| 6 | Also he says that when he saw you first there were two others with you , dressed as you are dressed . |
| 7 | No doubt can exist of his Anglophilia , yet he now says that when he heard McQueen tell the story of the ‘ 45 , ‘ I could not refrain from tears , ’ and qualifies his response by discussing a set of feelings not a million miles from sentimentality ; ‘ The very Highland names , or the sound of a bagpipe , will stir my blood , and fill me with a mixture of melancholy and respect for courage ; with pity for an unfortunate and superstitious regard for antiquity , and thoughtless inclination for war ; in short , with a crowd of sensations with which sober rationality has nothing to do . ’ |
| 8 | He says that when he twists ice out of its plastic container , the ice being extremely cold and dry , he sees a flash of blue-white light as the cubes shatter into pieces . |
| 9 | She says that when you 've nearly lost a child you realise that cost is irrelevant : Locks must be fitted to save lives . |