Example sentences of "he says [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He says me must have had his reasons .
2 He says what might appear to be a bargain in terms of price quite often is n't in terms of quality .
3 He says everyone must look carefully at their cover notes and receipts and contact the insurers
4 So , anyway , he says oh he says we 'll fit it for you
5 My husband who earns good money , gets a pension in 10 years ' time and he says we 'll return then .
6 So he fought with him and and took his stick from him and gave him a whack on the head and he dropped , and the story goes he says we 'll go home now lads .
7 He says we ought to let you stick it out if you want to .
8 We now reach the impossible position where if somebody goes to appeal against us and they win , they can claim costs against us , and we actually have that now , we 've got fairly large sums of cost hanging against the council , so if I 'd like to ask Les to erm I 'd like to have his support for stronger planning laws , then we could do the things that he says we ought to do .
9 He says we must find some way of coming closer with the poor .
10 But then he mentioned , when we wen to see him , he says we will deal with this but you must get somebody for civil
11 And then he blasts off and he says we will try once more .
12 Dean Patterson says the use of solar energy is important to all people around the world … and he says we will say electric cars on the road within five years but even with the sun shining … they 're are breakdowns … punctures and problems … a driver says they 've had a stone fly up and brake the chain but they 'll get going again
13 Eventually he stopped at the window-seat and sat down by Elisabeth : ‘ He says we should ask Fru Gertlinger and Fru Børre to act as caretakers of the houses on the usual terms until further notice .
14 But on the question of competitive tendering I think mentioned by Mr which he says we should have a different attitude .
15 He says they ought to jump in the nearest river !
16 He says they may have to stop teaching some subjects .
17 He says they may have gone too far but it has to be remembered that they were being provoked by people who were trespassing .
18 He says they may take action against the company that made the barrier , or if they ca n't be traced , the Department of Transport .
19 He says they 'll bring food to them every day to build up trust .
20 He says they 'll do better next time .
21 He says they 'll await the outcome of the appeal with interest .
22 Don Caskie got a try and all the players a warning from coach keith richardson … he says they 'll have to improve and mind their manners on the field before the next big game against Bath in two weeks time
23 He says they 'll have to find a lot of money up front before they even pay for the tags .
24 He says they can get rid of the conditions that cause crime and that must more jobs , more hope and less despair .
25 He says they could have killed her .
26 He says they could have used more forward-looking technology .
27 He says they should save old newspapers because , I quote , ‘ folded up tight they make good logs for the fire and , in extremis ’ — that 's what he says , the fucker , in extremis — ‘ they make better insulation than wool . ’ ‘
28 So he says you ought to go down there , you can mention my name .
29 He says you must hang on very tight to his feathers . ’
30 He says you should go , go jogging or something late at night .
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