Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The nurses say she 's even helped get THEM through her ordeal .
2 I say she 's only doing , she 's only playing around .
3 Police say she 's now recoevring from her terrifying experience .
4 ‘ They do n't find it in any way offensive , in fact they say it is beautifully done . ’
5 as you say it is legally required
6 Empowerment enthusiasts say it is all to do with company culture and ensuring that employees are all fully conversant with the corporate goals and mission .
7 But as I say he 's never done any of it for a couple of days .
8 His parents say he 's still affected by his wartime experience .
9 As well as soaking up the sun , Emma says she 's particularly looking forward to scuba diving and swimming in Stingray City .
10 For example on page 198 , Mayella says she 's never kissed a grown man before and that it might as well be a nigger and after kissing him she says ‘ kiss me back , nigger ’ .
11 She says she 's never seen any violence that pub bouncers could n't sort out .
12 But Amanda Cadder , who was planning to emigrate to America , says she 's never going back .
13 She says she 's still waiting for the right man . ’
14 She packed that one in and she says she 's still doing this for another two two week I think she says and that 's erm what you call it ?
15 But she says she 's now wanting to do archaeology erm but she says she has n't got any A levels !
16 Yeah , yeah and she 's , yeah , and she says she 's so fed cos to her there 's nothing wrong with her , the baby did put on weight last week , but she said you know , what do you do in here all day .
17 Shirley Cherrill says she 's always believed asthma is hereditary , because so many of her family have had it .
18 She says she 's always known how special they can be , given the chance and she hopes more disabled people will be encouraged to have a go .
19 She thinks you might do something , she says she 's always coming up with Ma .
20 She felt so strongly about the situation she removed Christopher , now 13 , from mainstream education and says she is still hoping to have his LEA provision reviewed .
21 He says he 's also sueing the police because he 's bitter about his treatment during the murder investigation .
22 It 's a long way from completion , but Bill says he 's already approached ROBERT DE NIRO to play Elvis .
23 ‘ He says he 's here to take Anna back to the gipsy camp . ’
24 That wee lad , and then the one from called about two o'clock he says I says he 's not in so and I says he 's away to swim or something what time did he go at ?
25 The family of the entertainer Leslie Crowther , who was critically injured in a car crash three months ago , says he 's slowly getting back to normal .
26 Abbot Mark says he 's definitely ruling out the use of his mitre and crozier while refereeing on the river .
27 I 've quizzed him about the noise , but he says he 's never heard it — well of course he has n't , he 's fast asleep !
28 He says he 's never heard of a church charging .
29 He says he 's never travelled by car .
30 He says he 's never seen anything like it ; he reckons some of the stuff must have been here since before the First World War .
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