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 .
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