Example sentences of "say [that] they do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other , members often say that they do n't feel involved ; that committees do all the work without reference to them . |
| 2 | They say that they do n't understand why the police had to be so heavy handed . |
| 3 | Too many of us now say that they did n't know what was going on , and that they were long opposed to what was happening . |
| 4 | But might not be the best thing because if for any reason the buyer says that they did n't they 're not going to pay |
| 5 | He says that they do n't want a confrontation , but it could happen . |
| 6 | She says that they do n't yuet know what caused the fire . |
| 7 | Let me put one final er , question to the vote , well it 's , ninety two of you said you welcomed advances in reproductive technology se se several people have said that they do n't think women , every woman has a right to have a child . |
| 8 | Rentakil have said that they do n't consider that the guarantee covers us . |
| 9 | How sad that such goodwill should be clouded by Mr Lamb saying that the other lot cheated , and the other lot saying that they did n't . |
| 10 | Are you saying that they did n't mean what they said then ? |
| 11 | Knitters often ask me about knitting double jacquard , saying that they do n't like the floats on single-bed Fair Isle fabrics . |
| 12 | As described by one character , this catch-all phrase is ‘ a short way of saying that they do n't claim to find either the ultimate cause or the ultimate cure , but they do know exactly how it functions , and can prescribe accordingly ’ ( 149/151 ) . |
| 13 | It goes without saying that they do n't deserve it , but considering how much the Beeb fall over themselves to shower praise on them , I thought it was a certainty . |
| 14 | And then I said that they do n't hang about with us enough . |
| 15 | They looked me over , said that they did n't know what it was and sent me home . |
| 16 | Terry and Tom said that they did n't want any food and when they asked Brian , he refused to answer . |
| 17 | He then said that they did n't want an understanding with the United States , because they know that this was impossible ( sic ) . |
| 18 | Well we were disappointed in the Good Report because er they did say it was one of the major issues , and yet they said that they did n't think any sweep in changes are needed which rather erm contradicted the earlier part of our report , we would have thought there were erm changes needed . |
| 19 | Non-Christians ( if they are honest ) have to say that they do n't know how the world and life was made ; they 've got loads of ideas ( which they call ‘ theories ’ ) but they do not and can not KNOW . |
| 20 | But who 's to say that they do n't redesign the standard valve ? |
| 21 | ‘ My children might say that they do n't want to live with me because I send them to bed early . |
| 22 | They will say that they do n't have the courage to stay emotionally alive , particularly if they are serving a long sentence . |
| 23 | ‘ My reasons for so soon destroying my drawings were these ; though I dare say that they do n't appear so rational to any one but myself : I was obliged to limit the work — in order to get more subscribers — & to erase the drawings — because the expense is considerable for keeping them on , & I have pretty great difficulty in paying my monthly charges , — for to pay colourer & printer monthly I am obstinately pre-possessed — since I had rather be at the bottom of the River Thames — than be one week in debt — be it never so small . |
| 24 | And , they do say that they do n't feel that unless she changed her personality |