Example sentences of "they said [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing I might not , it 'cause they said they might make one with a C D R O M drive . |
| 2 | Certainly no one set any store by when they said they would conduct their final funeral rites . |
| 3 | The judges handed the Tobacco Institute of Australia something of a pyrrhic victory when they said they would set aside Justice Morling 's injunction on the further publication of the advertisement on the legalistic basis that the Tobacco Institute of Australia had previously indicated to the Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations that it would not republish the advertisement anyway . |
| 4 | he had , he had a definite attitude problem so they said they would relieve him of his contract oh that 's fair enough , they 're paying you good money and they expect you to work hard and that 's it but we finish at one o'clock next term |
| 5 | However they said they would continue insisting on an 8pm bedtime and they would keep up the bedtime stories . |
| 6 | Although their car and many of their belongings were destroyed by the bomb , they said they would continue their honeymoon . |
| 7 | ’ They have raided the Glen Moriston site twice this week already in strength , and they said they would return before the end of the week . |
| 8 | The bank was hard , they said they would foreclose if things did n't improve shortly . |
| 9 | They 'll say they , they probably have n't got the finances to back up what they what they said they would do . |
| 10 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 11 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 12 | Those who said they would prefer the smallest possible instalments , spread over a long period , were most commonly people in lower socio-economic groups , people with current credit commitments , and people with whom the amount they said they would borrow ( if they borrowed money ) was relatively small . |
| 13 | They said they would send it , they got so far as taking her address , but she changed her mind , she wanted to wear it that night . |
| 14 | ‘ Then they said they would need the cubicle and wheeled her out into the corridor opposite a phone . ’ |
| 15 | They said they would expand the docks . |
| 16 | Alison added , ‘ They said they would take it , but it is not quite certain that it will be performed . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I phoned the president 's office and they said they would see what they could do to help . |
| 18 | They said they would come at the weekend . |
| 19 | So they said they would come back the next week and see what I thought . |
| 20 | ‘ When they heard our story they said they would get us out of Romania . |
| 21 | They said they would follow later , perhaps , once he was set up in America . |
| 22 | They said they would cut both babies ' throats and held a long kitchen knife to Salman 's throat , while Tanwaru was holding the child |
| 23 | They said they 'll contact the was out , and it was forgotten . |
| 24 | Well I sort of gave them a choice , do they want to nominate who does overtime or do they want to have a cat or do they want to pay , get paid less and they said they 'll get paid less . |
| 25 | The buil the I 've rung them up and they said they 'd do it . |
| 26 | I 'm told it 's the 43rd single release off the album they said they 'd split up after if it did n't outsell Guns N' Roses ( or something ) . |
| 27 | British Aerospace was brilliant , as long as I had , I had a good reason to go away they 'd give me , they said they 'd pay for , I mean one year I did six weeks away paid and then anot another year I did two months non pay and I still kept me job , that 's when I went up the for two months all I was just labour doing it then . |
| 28 | So we left there that Wednesday morning and they said they 'd give us until the Friday to think about it . |
| 29 | They said they 'd give a lot of help . |
| 30 | So I got dressed and went to the corner shop to nick three Wormy bars , but Brett and Damon snuck up behind and they said they 'd tell if I did n't give them a bar each . |