Example sentences of "say they [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour councillors say they would rather have flats backing on to the gardens than rats and rubbish . |
| 2 | Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live . |
| 3 | The two say they will also investigate areas of co-operation on future-generation storage products . |
| 4 | Heppelmann says they will now appear anytime between September and next January , claiming HP 's existing £3,877 , low-end 715/33 desktop remains very competitive with other entry-level systems , including Sun 's £3,655 Tsunami-based SparcClassic and IBM Corp 's £3,664 RS/6000 220W . |
| 5 | ‘ Unfortunately , we 've been caught up in the crossfire and we 've had people on to us saying they 'll never smoke Camel cigarettes again . |
| 6 | He hung onto me and started crying , so they said they would only take Antonio to make a statement . |
| 7 | The family said they would never forgive Downey for what he had done to Suzannah . |
| 8 | He offered to buy them a tin of beer each , but they said they 'd rather have Coca-Cola . |