Example sentences of "they said [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said so it will , they said they 're gon na send the debt collector if , for that two quid it 's very serious |
| 2 | They said they 're going to take ten days to make up their mind Lynda so we 'll give them the benefit of the doubt . |
| 3 | I think they said they 're gon na chuck it in the bin ! |
| 4 | He 's got a musical test which says do n't they 're tired they 're tired and then he said the pig says I 'm not and then the people said Oh dear and then he said I 'm hungry and then they said they 're hungry and he says I 'm not and he 's sleepy . |
| 5 | He said if we er , knock this back he said , and I do n't know what we 're gon na , they said they 're gon na we do it in a month . |
| 6 | ‘ And they said they was just farmers , like us , ’ mused Jonadab , as they rode at a walk through the high arched entrance and into the stable-yard . |
| 7 | They said it meant the latter ; they said they were ‘ prepared to see the ratio between profits and incomes preserved at a reasonable level by a tax which would become operative upon all industry when a certain figure was exceeded by profits as a whole ’ . |
| 8 | They said they were warned yesterday that the Washington area centre would also be privatised if there were any problems in its running . |
| 9 | I voted for this government because they said they were n't going to go in for that sort of rubbish . |
| 10 | They said they were , so we stepped straight into the tangled maze of alder , hazel , birch , oak , pine , fir and laurel and picked our steps over dried grass , scratchy brambles and the leafless knee-high branching shoots of the wood 's next generation . |
| 11 | The rating system was corrupt ; they said they were protecting the family unit and thus you got ‘ X ’ if you suck a tit and ‘ GP ’ if you cut it off with a sword . ’ |
| 12 | The patrol took some prisoners and drove through the lines until they met up with a British unit , who refused to believe they were who they said they were . |
| 13 | Whilst driving through London , Stephen Waldorf was shot several times and severely injured by officers who confused him with another person whom they said they were seeking to capture . |
| 14 | They said they were optimistic . |
| 15 | To us they were lovely looking animals , but , would you credit it , they said they were too fat ! |
| 16 | Last month , Barnet were found guilty of financial irregularities by the Football League and were ordered to pay a fine of £50,000 , which they said they were going to appeal against . |
| 17 | They said they were happy . |
| 18 | They said they were looking for me and I had to go with them back to the convent . ’ |
| 19 | Unless they were very good actors , they sounded very convincing to me when they said they were innocent . |
| 20 | They said they were , though they knew it was not true . |
| 21 | They said they were n't , but they jammed the bread and ate it without speaking . |
| 22 | They said they were going to the local pub for a meal if I 'd like to join them . |
| 23 | I felt exhausted : as I dragged myself up the stairs I can remember thinking that now I knew what people meant when they said they were ‘ tired to death ’ . |
| 24 | And they said they were still planning an evening out together on their 10th anniversary . |
| 25 | ‘ I tried to stay but they said they were paying my contract up and I had no option . |
| 26 | When we brought this to Lowe 's attention they said they were working on the problem . |
| 27 | They said they were unhappy in their placement , had been in care for too long , nothing appeared to begetting sorted out , they were being bullied , they wanted more independence , problems with foster or adoptive families , feeling stigmatized in care , feeling unable to cope with independent or semi-independent living ( De'Ath and Newman , 1987 ) . |
| 28 | They said they were not saying it was , but it was the behaviour . |
| 29 | In answer to our enquiries they said they were waiting for goods coming from Egypt to receive customs clearance . |
| 30 | Normal was what people said some of their actions and relations were , from time to time , and in Marcus 's experience what they said they were bore only a vague relation to their actual forms and configurations . |