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 .
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