Example sentences of "say he [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say he may strike again and they 're appealing to anyone who recognises this picture to contact their local police station . |
| 2 | The doctors say he might go off sudden-like , so I thought I better warn you . ’ |
| 3 | But before he 's even fit enough to be flown home , doctors say he 'll have to spend at least a fortnight in hospital . |
| 4 | I say he 'll have to make a will now . |
| 5 | ‘ They say he would beat up the devil himself for a shilling , ’ replied Barney . |
| 6 | While he is not a charismatic figure , his supporters say he would prove a worthy defender of the rights of backbenchers against increasing government power . |
| 7 | To avoid any more personal suffering I say he should contemplate going now to give his successor the chance to build a proper team to qualify for the World Cup finals . |
| 8 | They 've criticised the headmaster , and say he should impose a complete ban on cigarettes.Mike Rowbottom reports . |
| 9 | They say he should have waited around like a good boy , taken a few duff , even Duff fights , and he would have been rewarded in due course by boxing 's power brokers . |
| 10 | Unconfirmed reports say he could become Speaker , a position of some honour but no great responsibility . |
| 11 | Di did grandpa say he could drive back ? |
| 12 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 13 | But that 's what the rules say he must look like , which seems to be a problem with just about every branch of equestrian sport . |
| 14 | ‘ And if he 's got things like your class take for granted you jump right on him , say he must have nicked them . |
| 15 | ‘ If he 's got things like your class take for granted , ’ the girl had said , ‘ you say he must have nicked them . ’ |
| 16 | Do you know whether er did the wee boy say he 'd call back ? |
| 17 | ‘ There are these witnesses in the Rosy Crown pub say they heard Tim Cheever say he 'd like to clear the Pitts away , and a man who says he heard Flo Coster say , Do it with poison . |
| 18 | ‘ Mr Boulez has been associated with the project from the very first days so I say he can consider this house his home . |
| 19 | You say he can have it when Hoomey and all swim however many lengths in four minutes , whatever many it has to be . ’ |
| 20 | He walks about at night , and people say he can see in the dark . ’ |
| 21 | And they say he will fashion any spell so long as someone will pay him enough . ’ |
| 22 | The boy took today off school to recover , but the police say he will continue with his newspaper round . |
| 23 | Insiders say he will get AIDS after having a gay affair with toyboy Dieter . |