Example sentences of "[adj] say they [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some say they would move to Germany ; others want to wait . |
| 2 | Some say they 'll take over the children 's education completely as they try to help their youngsters make up for lost time . |
| 3 | Some say they should bring back hanging ; others say it is the politicians they should hang ; but most say there is nothing anybody can do at all . |
| 4 | Only a few said they could take over calving ( mainly because of the physical aspect ) so the figure of 56% refers almost exclusively to lambing . |
| 5 | About 44.9% of purchasers in 1991 said they would buy more software . |
| 6 | ‘ The other 10 said they will continue with the construction of Europe whatever happens . ’ |
| 7 | Nineteen said they would appreciate occasional seminars at which they could meet other house officer trainers . |
| 8 | The sexual athletes — the men who have had more than 10 partners or who have sex at least 4 times a week — are the most likely to say they would have sex with a new partner without using a condom . |
| 9 | Nearly one in three said they would prefer to take or post instalments themselves , each time . |
| 10 | Channel 4 said they would pursue their cash ‘ with vigour . ’ |
| 11 | But Coun Susan Latter said they should support the application as it was part of the local industry . |
| 12 | Many said they would feel shy if they were in the minority on a mixed course so there might well be opportunities for all-women courses . |
| 13 | If the Labour Party had announced , in 1964 or 66 , its intention to ‘ oppose capitalism ’ fundamentally and had explained what this was likely to involve in terms of dislocation of international trade and payments ( even Callaghan 's mildly redistributive budget of 1964 was enough to cause a run on the pound ) , and the onus which would have to be placed on the trade unions in running industry , given the likely non-co-operation of many among the managerial strata , it is quite implausible to say they would have been elected to office . |
| 14 | It 's all very well to say they can appeal but that 's not easy |
| 15 | Twenty-two out of these 29 said they would prefer the sufferer to be in institutional care ; the remainder said they would like increased care at home . |
| 16 | Five say they 'll vote against the Government , even though that is seen by some as a direct challenge to the Prime Minister 's leadership . |
| 17 | Earth First say they 'll continue to monitor Timbmet and will come back if mahogany trading continues . |
| 18 | ‘ Undoubtedly if the justices had proceeded to adjudicate on the case either by convicting or by acquitting the defendant , that would have afforded ground for a good plea to the indictment , but I can not see why the fact that the justices at first said they would deal summarily with the case and afterwards changed their minds should be said to have deprived quarter sessions of jurisdiction . |
| 19 | However , over one in five said they would prefer weekly . |
| 20 | And when people in our main survey were asked how they would like to repay a loan ( Appendix 1 , Tables 47a and 47b and comments on those tables ) , the great majority said they would prefer monthly repayments , or at least would not mind ; only one in five said they would prefer weekly repayments . |
| 21 | In a Labour survey of 130 of the 191 district health authorities in England , 92 said they will have to make cuts in services and jobs totalling £100 million by the end of the financial year , Mr Robin Cook , shadow health secretary said yesterday . |
| 22 | One in eight said they would prefer to have the instalments collected individually . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm only 50 per cent sure now , as two said they 'd think about it ’ . |
| 24 | Of those who cared , most said they would prefer monthly . |
| 25 | Some readers said that they would welcome four copies a year but most said they would like to receive Nonesuch twice a year . |
| 26 | More than a third said they would take advantage of free insurance while one in four opted for free child places . |