Example sentences of "[noun prp] say she [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Adams says she 'll never buy bananas again . |
| 2 | When Eleanor said she could never think up anything to tell the priest at confession Clary was like lightning . |
| 3 | But Mrs Rubinstein says she could only look for common themes . |
| 4 | When Ian told his wife about the school experience just detailed , Katy said she could hardly believe it mattered that much . |
| 5 | Housewife Betty Miller said she would also return anything below standard . |
| 6 | Barbie said she 'd rather have a cigarette anyway and gave them back to us , but we could n't break any of them off , so we kept passing this lump backwards and forwards , sucking it and grinding little chunks off it , till we got fed up with it and chucked it on the floor . |
| 7 | Diana said she would never agree to Prince Charles taking them and perhaps marrying another woman . |
| 8 | ‘ Arabella said she 'd rather die than live in Wimbledon . ’ |
| 9 | Nora said she could sometimes forget their predicament for an hour on end . |
| 10 | Charlotte says she can only bear to recount it for the sake of others who may feel they 're totally alone in their plight . |
| 11 | Defence lawyer Stephen Hopkins said : ‘ Miss Coombes says she will never drive again . ’ |