Example sentences of "says that the [noun sg] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The voice-over says that the officer is from the Egyptian army . |
| 2 | This criticism does n't appear to worry him , and he says that the proof is in the pudding , patting his film case . |
| 3 | But their success has caught the eye of Tewkesbury Borough Council , which says that the land is for agricultural use only , and should not be used as a retail outlet for bonsai trees . |
| 4 | If the building society or bank has agreed to lend you 90 per cent of the purchase price and the surveyor says that the property is worth every bit of the asking price , then you just might go back to the society and ask for 100 per cent , based on the glowing survey report in your hand . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He says that the coal is for domestic use , and is being used to suppliment british supplies because demand is high at this time of year . |