Example sentences of "[verb] say they [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they start saying they would do it to people now . |
| 2 | Edgar and Arvin had said they would leave it entirely to me . |
| 3 | Floy had said they would do their best , but Fenella and Caspar ought not to rely on it too much . |
| 4 | Eldorado 's death knell has been heralded since the week it started on July 6 , although BBC bosses had said they would keep it going for five years despite the torrent of criticism . |
| 5 | Rory , having ducked out of meeting Rosie the night before , had said they 'd pick her up later for a meal , but his talk was all of Jessica . |
| 6 | They 've said they 'll do what they can for you , and I believe them . |
| 7 | But now Lizzie 's insurance company have said they 'll do what they can for her , but as she had opened the door into the oncoming traffic , probably was her fault . |
| 8 | Judd saw his own hand , held hovering uncertainly over the heap of treasure , quiver as Stringy 's had done and wondered if that meant he looked as mad as the rest of them did ; and he wanted to say they could have it , that he was opting out and they could divide his share among the three of them and stuff it . |