Example sentences of "[noun pl] said they [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But he found himself in a double bind ; the bankers said they would withdraw their support if he left and this would have killed the business instantly . |
2 | In their encampment in the square , the hunger strikers said they would continue their protest against a new administration they describe as merely the old regime under a different name . |
3 | The police said they would send one later . |
4 | Druids said they would pursue their case to the European Court against English Heritage 's decision to close Stonehenge again next year at the summer solstice . |
5 | Magistrates said they could disqualify him from driving and asked Elsworth if he needed his licence for his job . |
6 | Anthony Bowen , 21 , was bound and gagged after the raiders said they would kill him after they could n't find any money . |