Example sentences of "say they [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who live nearby say they 'll do everything in their power to try to stop it . |
| 2 | They say they 'll do whatever it takes to save their livelihood . |
| 3 | Chelsea say they 'll announce their new manager in the morning . |
| 4 | Police say they 'll treat her remarks as a formal complaint . |
| 5 | Police say they 'll treat her remarks as a formal complaint . |
| 6 | The society say they 'll inform him anyway . |
| 7 | So he say they 'll give it to you back so that 's what they done they give me me money back , cos they 'd already give him back his , you see . |
| 8 | Say they 'll learn something from this lot . |
| 9 | Commuters say they 'll believe it when they see it . |
| 10 | It 's also given us the new agreement on working time which our own government have tried to work against consistently for the last two years , they now say they 'll challenge it in Europe 's Court of Justice , well what they seem to forget is it 's got ta come back to Parliament for a second reading yet and they 've created such ill feeling in the Parliament and among the Commission , that it 's likely to be strengthened , we 're gon na end up with a strengthened agreement on working time by the autumn of this year . |
| 11 | They say they 'll keep it clear now . |
| 12 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
| 13 | The people did not see the two youths — but if they saw them now they say they would lynch them . |
| 14 | But they say they can do nothing . |
| 15 | But after the fire and flood , the Wilson family , committed Christians , say they can find it in their hearts to forgive . |
| 16 | My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots . |
| 17 | Clients want it and consultancies say they can provide it . |
| 18 | Accordingly when Bilbo and Frodo say they will pursue it , eagerly or wearily , till it is intersected by other roads , lives , wishes , and will then continue into the unknown , if they can , they are expressing a mixture of doubt and determination — exactly the qualities Gandalf so often recommends . |
| 19 | An independent Conservative candidate may stand against John Taylor at the General Election , and some local Conservatives say they will support him . |
| 20 | A farmer and his family who live in a wooden shack on their organic farm say they will lose their home and their livelihood if they are n't allowed to build a proper house . |
| 21 | But no : she has hung around the DHSS while clerks forgot her like she was goods in the stockroom , and now she has a chit that says they 'll pay her lodging at the boarding house . |
| 22 | And so you 're , er , have actually , you 're at or whatever , erm , it would be nice to think , and I 'm not exactly sure , my geography 's not that good at that particular part , but you , you sort of tend to look at it , and say , right if he 's in and out , and it 's ten o'clock and somebody says they can see him at eleven , you know , and there 's this tendency , to say , well erm , O K. Yes ? |
| 23 | Edgar and Arvin had said they would leave it entirely to me . |
| 24 | Floy had said they would do their best , but Fenella and Caspar ought not to rely on it too much . |
| 25 | Eldorado 's death knell has been heralded since the week it started on July 6 , although BBC bosses had said they would keep it going for five years despite the torrent of criticism . |
| 26 | They 've said they 'll do what they can for you , and I believe them . |
| 27 | But now Lizzie 's insurance company have said they 'll do what they can for her , but as she had opened the door into the oncoming traffic , probably was her fault . |
| 28 | Rory , having ducked out of meeting Rosie the night before , had said they 'd pick her up later for a meal , but his talk was all of Jessica . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's a great shame because every year the prize-wining pumpkin is used in the seeds contest by a local pub and I 'd already said they could have it . ’ |
| 30 | Now what have they have they said they can hear you breathing more quickly or more deeply or rattly or |