Example sentences of "they [verb] say [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They judge said that , if landowners do n't want trespassers on their land , they should erect fences and ‘ no trespass ’ signs to keep them out . |
| 2 | But those who find these positions unattractive will have to look further if they want to say that there are such things as knowledge or justified belief . |
| 3 | If , however , they want to say that their property should be in the band below , it will be a simple matter of testing it on appeal . |
| 4 | At Shell , we 're always open to our Customers ' suggestions , questions , complaints , even compliments — and anything else they want to say or know about Shell . |
| 5 | In this case , speakers or writers start out with a semantic representation of what they want to say or write , and search for the corresponding phonological information ( enabling one to say a word ) or orthographical information ( enabling one to write a word . |
| 6 | So I explained to him and he was very nice , er but one of the things that they 'd said that they would do , is get all the news broadcasters er to sign consent forms |
| 7 | ‘ They keep saying that we should apply to the RAF Benevolent Fund and it depends on whether we have got money in the bank , etc , ’ said Mrs Lennox at her home near Tadcaster , north Yorks . |
| 8 | And , they keep saying that surely that would suit everybody ? |
| 9 | Well actually I live just outside Shilton. erm they keep saying that it 's Shilton airfield , actually it 's not on the airfield at all — as you will know , Mr. Hayworth 's got planning permission for a golf course on the airfield — it 's Scrubs Lane , Shilton , and actually they 've already the Council have already turned down two applications for caravan sites there anyway erm because it 's unsuitable and yet they think that they you know that it 's going to be suitable for gipsies to live down there . |
| 10 | And I 've had some conflicting information recently because , not very long ago they did say that any part time hourly paid lecturing in a college would have no effect on pension . |
| 11 | ‘ Miss Fenemore , they do say that if a man has done wrong , and has been punished for it , that should be the end of it . |
| 12 | They do say that essential oils will often work quicker than a tablet . |
| 13 | But them I have seen , and they do say that this third man was called back into the church by one of the brothers , at the end of the evening , for some last purpose , after which the brother came out with him to thank them all , and bid them goodnight . |
| 14 | And they do say that Flame is very like him . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ They do say that it 's there that thy Robemaker has his Workshops . |
| 16 | And , they do say that they do n't feel that unless she changed her personality |
| 17 | so I 'm , I mean they do say that his reading ability he 's , he 's |
| 18 | But they do say as you grow older yes . |
| 19 | yeah oh it might be there but then they , they do erm , they do say as they get older they get er fed up with milk and they eat and you know the , they do sometimes |
| 20 | so , erm , it 's not actually very big , there are about eight addresses here , they do say if anybodies able to write in Spanish |
| 21 | I know they do say if you eat a balanced diet you should n't need supplements . |
| 22 | But of course , I mean , we know little about it they do say if you have had a heart attack it 's no good you know , as soon you get up and you start eating going for five mile walks |
| 23 | I do n't I do n't believe it is erm at the mo well earlier this week a report was published by the National Commission on Education which was er an independent erm Commission that was set up erm and they they 've said that basically what we need to be doing is t if we 're trying to raise standards is to keep the idea of having an all graduate profess profession followed up by high quality for train training for teachers once they 've actually started work . |
| 24 | but they 've said that in the end |
| 25 | Ah that 's , what they 've said once you 've paid it , you ca n't get it back , and if you do n't pay it they ca n't insist you pay it . |
| 26 | to what they 've said because |
| 27 | So what I was gon na say was , that , that partic , partic er participant observations typically involves actually living with the , the study for a fair amount of time , so erm although they might tell you a pack of lies initially you can actually observe what they 're like , what they do and see whether they fit what they 've said and as time goes on you ha hope to develop some kind of rapport with them so that they might totally understand . |
| 28 | It had arrived quite quickly , and they had said that they thought she had a burst ulcer . |
| 29 | At first interview they had said that they worried about Mrs White , especially when they could not get over to see her , and that it was a bit of a strain on them both because neither of them was ‘ in perfect health ’ . |
| 30 | but Walter Long only noticed what they had said before they were excommunicated : |