Example sentences of "says [pers pn] can [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the ruling says they can only pay the bare minimum . |
| 2 | He says he can not waste the day whilst you converse with a madman . ’ |
| 3 | He did speak to Murray on the phone but says he can not clear the mystery until he has a chance to study the report in detail . |
| 4 | Geoff Addy , of the Old Dun Cow , says he can not afford a new 20-year lease which will put his rent and rates up to £2,000 a week . |
| 5 | he says he can never remember the names , it 's the times that er |
| 6 | The local authority , the only one of England 's 366 councils still without a plan , says it can not afford the £10,000 cost and that the government 's recycling policy is " grandiose " but ineffective . |
| 7 | Oxford Health Authority says it can not afford the £200,000 each year to keep it going . |
| 8 | But British Motor Heritage , a Rover subsidiary , says it can now halt the inevitable drive to the scrapheap . |
| 9 | But British Motor Heritage , a Rover subsidiary , says it can now halt the inevitable drive to the scrapheap . |