Example sentences of "[coord] say [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he 's really crazy and violent or says he 'll kill himself , he goes into hospital — for about a month , usually . |
| 2 | We could then leave it and say we 'll pick it up in an hour or so |
| 3 | The Chicheley-Smythes have bought an absolutely super villa in Sardinia and say we could rent it if we 'd like to . |
| 4 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 5 | Should watch that clock and say I 'll have one every two hours . |
| 6 | That was bad enough , but when he told my daughter it started three weeks after they married and lasted until three months ago , she threw him out and she 's changed the locks of the house and says she will divorce him . |
| 7 | and says he 'll ring you . |
| 8 | He has admitted he was the driver and says he will give himself up when he is ready . |
| 9 | Then along comes old McWhirter and says he will plonk his life savings in the school . ’ |
| 10 | But when — suddenly — for no apparent reason your twin rejects the offer of marriage from the man you always believed she loved , and whom you always loved yourself ; when she turns round and says you can marry him yourself if you feel that strongly about him … suddenly your world is upside down . |
| 11 | SPAG currently has a PSI code set for X400 products , and says it will have one for the FTAM file transfer by year-end . |
| 12 | As a matter of fact' — he frowned in concentration — ‘ I do recall her putting a matchbook in her handbag at one point and saying she would pass it on to Heather because she collected the things . |
| 13 | Another amusing incident to come out of ‘ Space Oddity ’ was when I got a phone call from David one day , who said he had to record an Italian version of the song because two kids in Italy had apparently done a cover version of it and as it looked as if it was going to do quite well , the Italian record company wanted a version by the original artist and said they would send someone along to teach Bowie phonetically how to sing the song . |
| 14 | He just quoted the verses , smiled , and said they would bring him great success . |
| 15 | Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’ |
| 16 | Sainsbury 's asked for our number and said they would call us back . |
| 17 | Other law chiefs came to see us and said they would help me to get a healthy country . |
| 18 | Cynics might doubt his commitment to social security , as he introduced himself as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ( his previous job ) , but in his usual good-humoured style , Frank Field simply thanked him and said they would recommend him to Downing Street for a new job because of his social security knowledge . |
| 19 | Someone from a hostel in London came to see me and said they would have me , so when I went to court in Sheffield the judge decided to put me on bail for four weeks , on condition that I stayed at the hostel and that I did n't drink , and also if I attended the Jules Thorn psychiatric unit , which is part of St Pancras Hospital , for a ten-day assessment . |
| 20 | The protesters broke down the parliament 's doors and said they would occupy it until the leaders of all three ethnic communities resigned . |
| 21 | At first I refused , but then he told me of Daniel 's murder , and said no-one would believe I was not implicated … ’ |
| 22 | But last Wednesday , BNFL unveiled the completed plant and said it would recoup its costs in ten years and make a £500m profit . |
| 23 | Then Mum thanked them and said she would pay them later for their trouble and invited them to the funeral . |
| 24 | I gave her all the papers , and erm , she said well , and that meanwhile had , spoken to me on the phone , and said she would do what she could . |
| 25 | He asked whether she would mind calling him a cab and she dangled car keys and said she would drive him herself . |
| 26 | Lynsey quickly remembered her fictitious ‘ dinner engagement ’ and said she would take her own car and follow him . |
| 27 | She gave no address and said she could do nothing more to help her mother . |
| 28 | It took me about quarter of an hour to sort it all out , and then she asked what train and said she 'd get her mum to agree to ‘ take in this ‘ Vern ’ or whatever his name is ’ and meet us at the station . |
| 29 | She went upstairs to change after luncheon and then took herself to the chair by her bedroom hearth , and said she should want nothing further , all afternoon . |
| 30 | Her father thought that her glasses must need adjusting and said she should have her eyes tested , but no one made an appointment for her , so she did n't go . |