Example sentences of "said they [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said they 'll think it 's a hamper then , know it is a bloody hamper when they see the food about . |
| 2 | said they 'll call me |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He just quoted the verses , smiled , and said they would bring him great success . |
| 6 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 7 | All also said they would prefer it if it came in a pot , rather than in the single-application , fiddly pea-sized plastic spheres . |
| 8 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 9 | I mean , th tha when we took it over we , we got that , cos people said well , you know , just dishing out the oranges was n't there should be something organized so Rotaract said they would do we said we would give the money towards the prizes . |
| 10 | Thank you everybody who said they would do them for next year . |
| 11 | Surprisingly they agreed and , to show their compliance , said they would leave it up to me to tell Trevor Proby that he was sacked . |
| 12 | Someone from a hostel in London came to see me and said they would have me , so when I went to court in Sheffield the judge decided to put me on bail for four weeks , on condition that I stayed at the hostel and that I did n't drink , and also if I attended the Jules Thorn psychiatric unit , which is part of St Pancras Hospital , for a ten-day assessment . |
| 13 | Sainsbury 's asked for our number and said they would call us back . |
| 14 | ‘ When they heard our story they said they would get us out of Romania . |
| 15 | Other law chiefs came to see us and said they would help me to get a healthy country . |
| 16 | Alison added , ‘ They said they would take it , but it is not quite certain that it will be performed . ’ |
| 17 | The protesters broke down the parliament 's doors and said they would occupy it until the leaders of all three ethnic communities resigned . |
| 18 | Cynics might doubt his commitment to social security , as he introduced himself as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ( his previous job ) , but in his usual good-humoured style , Frank Field simply thanked him and said they would recommend him to Downing Street for a new job because of his social security knowledge . |
| 19 | Questioned on attitudes to public transport , 82 per cent replied that it was not suitable and 48 per cent said they would use it more often if services were improved . |
| 20 | Said they would force him to move again . |
| 21 | Anthony Bowen , 21 , was bound and gagged after the raiders said they would kill him after they could n't find any money . |
| 22 | But Soviet deputy farm minister N Averyanov said they would find it difficult to make up the deficit from imports because of the lack of hard currency . |
| 23 | So we left there that Wednesday morning and they said they 'd give us until the Friday to think about it . |
| 24 | I also got in touch with the real FFL lot at the weekend , they said they 'd send me an information pack . |
| 25 | The buil the I 've rung them up and they said they 'd do it . |
| 26 | Well , if they said they 'd cancel it anyway . |
| 27 | " They said they 'd see me in three years to do my D.Phil. at Oxford . |
| 28 | They said they 'd clean it up , but their MP thinks they may need help . |
| 29 | ‘ They said they 'd kill me , ’ she whispered . |
| 30 | ‘ My daughter 's dog an Alsatian called Prince went over to the men but we called it back when they said they 'd kill it . |