Example sentences of "who say he [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | This is the man , after all , who says he can tell whether someone will betray him before they know it themselves . |
2 | Likewise , I 've never trusted anyone who says he can turn one over with a piece of plastic or a credit card . |
3 | He is the sort of person who says he will come for lunch and arrives at 3.30 , just as you are heading down the road to collect the kids from school . |
4 | Rain got through to Marshall who said he would take the call . |
5 | After taking a somewhat strained parting from David , who said he would see them later , they made their way to one of the refreshment marquees . |
6 | Mr Arbuckle 's appeal for speed on the issue was backed by the cereals committee convener , David Jack , who said he would like to see a representative sample of information from ten farms in the area 's 17 branches gathered together . |
7 | I met a friend who said he would drive me in his Rise Carr . |
8 | ‘ There was a chap , a member of the landed gentry , who said he 'd like to become our patron , but despite several telephone calls and letters , we 've heard no more from him . |
9 | James Murdoch , a Free Presbyterian and a member of the Loughgall UPV , introduced Noel Doherty to James Marshall , a quarryman who said he could provide explosives , and Doherty arranged a meeting between Marshall and a member of the Shankill Road UVF . |
10 | ‘ He saw the club doctor , who said he should have some tests . |
11 | Mr Mandela , 74 , had put off all engagements until further notice on the advice of doctors who said he should have a complete rest , a brief statement said . |