Example sentences of "they said [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he had , he had a definite attitude problem so they said they would relieve him of his contract oh that 's fair enough , they 're paying you good money and they expect you to work hard and that 's it but we finish at one o'clock next term |
| 2 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 3 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 4 | They said they would send it , they got so far as taking her address , but she changed her mind , she wanted to wear it that night . |
| 5 | Alison added , ‘ They said they would take it , but it is not quite certain that it will be performed . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When they heard our story they said they would get us out of Romania . |
| 7 | The buil the I 've rung them up and they said they 'd do it . |
| 8 | So we left there that Wednesday morning and they said they 'd give us until the Friday to think about it . |
| 9 | I also got in touch with the real FFL lot at the weekend , they said they 'd send me an information pack . |
| 10 | ‘ They said they 'd kill me , ’ she whispered . |
| 11 | ‘ My daughter 's dog an Alsatian called Prince went over to the men but we called it back when they said they 'd kill it . |
| 12 | Well , if they said they 'd cancel it anyway . |
| 13 | They said they 'd clean it up , but their MP thinks they may need help . |
| 14 | Well I would the only thing I can say in this is this cash , I know they said they 'd get it got in the piggy bank before the poll tax , but as they keep shouting about they 've got to put the poll tax up , they 've got no money , they they 're putting the staff off and one thing and another . |
| 15 | " They said they 'd see me in three years to do my D.Phil. at Oxford . |
| 16 | Now la last There 's two people down here last week , they said they could hear me breathing |
| 17 | They said nobody could do it . |
| 18 | They said we 'll give you five shilling and I used this very , very I said you can stick that up th wear it in your arse and that 's the truth . |
| 19 | that 's a long time since they said we could have it . |
| 20 | They , they said well we can redo it for you , they said we can give you a reduction in it , and he sort of bartered with them , and I think he got , you know , a good couple of hundred pound off just for this little chip in the unit . |
| 21 | They said they would , but they said you ought to give us the surname . |
| 22 | This policeman was having to give evidence and he 'd come to talk , oh I see you 've had the baby , cos he was talking to me it had happened I said , oh what did you have blah blah blah , blah blah blah , but the little devil went in the witness box , he denied about not being there on duty about putting his mac on , ooh and he 'd never clapped eyes on barrister or a solicitor and they said he 'll meet you before the case , so we had to go extra early meet this barrister and he never came and so they took us in this little room in all his wig and his gown , we got , oh what happened ? |
| 23 | They said he 'd swap them if they did n't fit . |