Example sentences of "say he [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he is not a charismatic figure , his supporters say he would prove a worthy defender of the rights of backbenchers against increasing government power . |
| 2 | They 've criticised the headmaster , and say he should impose a complete ban on cigarettes.Mike Rowbottom reports . |
| 3 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 4 | He calls Mr Forsyth a ‘ clever wee chiel ’ ( child ) , and as one raised in a hard debating school says he would relish a public debate with the Scottish Office Minister and the other candidates . |
| 5 | He says — what 's that phrase of his ? — he says he can drop a stone into that particular well and never hear the splash . |
| 6 | And now he , says he can sense a bad danger coming upon the warren . |
| 7 | He says he can guarantee a student will pass after just 3 weeks cramming . |
| 8 | Well , Herman Schrijver says he will hire a car when the warm weather comes and drive her down to lunch with me in the Green Belt … . |
| 9 | So now he says he will marry a Russian princess ! |
| 10 | Walker says he will adopt a ‘ total approach ’ to inner-city problems : ‘ If you simply improve the infrastructure , but do nothing about jobs , you still have all the problems of crime and unemployment . |
| 11 | And er he , of course with him being a blacksmith , he could get a job anywhere in America , he says he could leave a town tonight and land in another town , he says and he could be sure of getting a job with him being a blacksmith . |
| 12 | The man in charge of road mending says he 'd need a thirty per cent increase in funds to fill the hole in his budget |
| 13 | Mr Yeltsin 's aides have said he would ignore a vote to remove him by the Congress , which was elected before the collapse of the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it . |
| 15 | and it was said he could sniff a copper out a mile away . |
| 16 | And Murtach has said he will lead a party to Carnach through the snows once Ringill is secured . ’ |
| 17 | Our son has said he will get a bank loan if necessary . |
| 18 | So for a while , the President of the United States effectively had world power , there was no other power in the world who could stand up to the U S , er , after , after , World War One for one argument anyway , and I think Freud 's er , defence disposition would be , Woodrow Wilson was the man who came to Europe , saying he would bring a just peace for all , and went away leaving a total mess , and , and , Freud 's er argument in his book is , told us was , well , the mess er , was really Wilson 's own doing , and if it was his doing , what was it in his character that allowed him to er , si to on some Lloyd George , who bullied him into getting most of what they wanted . |
| 19 | He ran out into the wet streets saying he would find a taxi . |
| 20 | Since receiving this , he has contacted us again saying he would like a change . |
| 21 | This I did , and good old Dad was so nice about it , saying he would get a sheet of glass and putty at the week-end . |
| 22 | He went on to say he would introduce a scheme for voluntary union membership as soon as possible . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , in the play , Puck the fairy is supposed to say he 'll put a girdle around the earth in forty minutes — ’ |
| 24 | Needless to say he might have a tendency to end up doing what he would n't want them doing amongst slurry and such like but . |
| 25 | Sheriff Roger Craik , QC , who described the fatality as a highly tragic accident , said he would give a formal determination in writing . |
| 26 | The flier , smiling reassuringly at an old lady , roused by the excitement from her bed , said he would prefer a glass of water . |
| 27 | He said he would appoint a new ambassador to Moscow and new members to a team dealing with outstanding issues between the two countries to increase the emphasis on economic questions . |
| 28 | At one point during the campaign , he said he would appoint a peace envoy to Northern Ireland if elected a controversial idea which drew a sharp response from Ulster Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew . |
| 29 | Shackel became indignant and said he would fetch a magistrate and complain about the Chief Constable 's attitude , which he did . |
| 30 | Mr Patten said he would welcome a management-employee buy-out bid for both . |