Example sentences of "say they [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The society say they 'll inform him anyway . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Commuters say they 'll believe it when they see it . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They say they 'll keep it clear now . |
| 6 | The people did not see the two youths — but if they saw them now they say they would lynch them . |
| 7 | But after the fire and flood , the Wilson family , committed Christians , say they can find it in their hearts to forgive . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Clients want it and consultancies say they can provide it . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | An independent Conservative candidate may stand against John Taylor at the General Election , and some local Conservatives say they will support him . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | Edgar and Arvin had said they would leave it entirely to me . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 18 | Now what have they have they said they can hear you breathing more quickly or more deeply or rattly or |
| 19 | And they start saying they would do it to people now . |
| 20 | ‘ They kept putting our talks off , saying they would discuss it after the final . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not saying they 'll suspect you . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're not saying they might think it was one of us ? |
| 23 | On 5 November 1978 , four generals called Afshar saying they must see him at once . |
| 24 | He said they 'll think it 's a hamper then , know it is a bloody hamper when they see the food about . |
| 25 | said they 'll call me |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He just quoted the verses , smiled , and said they would bring him great success . |
| 29 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 30 | All also said they would prefer it if it came in a pot , rather than in the single-application , fiddly pea-sized plastic spheres . |