Example sentences of "say that [pron] 've [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The agents dealing with the sale of the mill say that they 've already had inquiries about the site , for a number of uses .
2 He says that they 've never caused an accident .
3 IBM Corp president Jack Kuehler says that we 've all got it all wrong with regard to the company 's $1,000m cut in 1993 research and development budget ( UX No 416 ) : he says that the cut is off the gross budget , which is $9,000m , not the net budget , which is $6,000m , the difference being that the net figure takes account of software development costs written off as incurred ; most people reckon that a cut of $1,000 is a cut of $1,000m and is a very big sum to lose in one year .
4 Somewhat cheekily that committee came back to us and asked us very nicely would we provide about twenty five for the force , which we thought was a cheek but having said that we 've actually looked at it and there may well be a way that we could afford it .
5 ‘ You 're saying that you 've not seen him since I half carried him out of your place early yesterday ? ’
6 Couple of days later a little note comes in the post saying that you 've just paid the National West National Bank Bank of Scotland twenty three pounds thirty and it 's absolutely brilliant !
7 But I suppose as a bowling green then you but he said that we 've already cut the stick their neck out will they ?
8 The reason why I 'm asking the question is that if for example , Richard 's responsible for a form and perhaps for the master of it , that does n't mean to say that you 've actually got the folders in your office .
9 To say that no man could ever take the place of Tony is to say that I 've never got over his death . ’
10 I ca n't say that I 've even found cases with definite pathology needing to dilute more .
11 ‘ I 'm quite disappointed by the sound of the amp — it 's just not there for me — although I would say that I 've always thought Trace Elliot had a kind of soul-less sound .
12 ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day .
13 So I can honestly say that I 've never known anyone who 's ever played for Leeds .
14 So I can honestly say that I 've never known anyone who 's ever played for Leeds .
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