Example sentences of "say they [modal v] [adv] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm saying this because GCSE includes a section on improvisation , and a lot of teachers ca n't do it ; they say they ca n't do it … |
| 2 | And they can do maths , they just , it 's just that when you call it maths they say they ca n't do it . |
| 3 | I 've got official forms here from the tax office , I mean , they say they ca n't accept it ! |
| 4 | They say they ca n't afford it , we say that we must afford it . |
| 5 | To find its value , attention is focused on the proportions who say they would break the law , ignoring proportions who say they would never break it ( figure 13.6 ) . |
| 6 | They budgeted for a pay award in line with inflation and while welcoming the ‘ well deserved ’ rise in teachers ' salaries say they can not fund it without cutting school budgets . |
| 7 | But the DA 's office says they ca n't pin it on them yet . |
| 8 | we used to go every year be go round to erm for a bonfire but the old boy was saying that he said they ca n't afford it next year . |
| 9 | The members of the Cabinet said they would not have it . |
| 10 | More than one-third of parents felt this did not happen whereas staff said they would always do it . |
| 11 | All the others said they would definitely recommend it to : committee , collectors , volunteers , interested people , demotivated people etc. , etc . |
| 12 | He said they wo n't accept it , I 've got it wrong . |
| 13 | So Mericlean sent it away with his P forty five to have it changed and they said they could n't accept it that they 'd have to re-apply or something . |
| 14 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |
| 15 | No , well he wa it was the council , they said they could n't afford it . |
| 16 | Emmie was always frightened that he would say they could n't afford it and try to borrow money , but usually he just laughed and said there was n't any need , the girls could manage . |