Example sentences of "say [ex0] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I say there 's been a |
| 2 | Travel agents say there 's been a last minute rush for holidays abroad … with the weather here looking distinctly dismal … |
| 3 | Local people say there 's been a long-standing campaign for the site to be made safe . |
| 4 | Sporting names from past and present say there 's been no-one else to match the magic of Stan . |
| 5 | ‘ Now they say there has been secret dumping of waste from the submarines and nuclear icebreakers . |
| 6 | The papers say there has been shooting in the centre of Tripoli far to the north . |
| 7 | Rangers were reluctant to talk about the incident today — they say there has been vandalism but they 'll wait until the morning to consider their next step . |
| 8 | Touche Ross , the receivers for Scarborough 's troubled Royal Hotel , say there has been keen interest from potential buyers and negotiations should start soon . |
| 9 | COMMUNITY workers say there has been a big increase in the number of young homeless people as winter sets in . |
| 10 | They say there has been no shortage of interest in the project from potential backers . |
| 11 | His widow Diane says there 's been a terrible injustice . |
| 12 | He says there 's been proper consultation with the local communities and the local authorities including the parish councils . |
| 13 | The company in charge of marketing the farm says there 's been a lot of inquiries . |
| 14 | and it says there 's been tales in the paper about him , I ai n't read any |
| 15 | you know when Les , oh she says there 's been about half a dozen people at that paint shop , sends chops and changes she said she said , she said I have n't lived there for three and a half years |
| 16 | Michael Joseph says there has been no breach : ‘ The Sunday Times 's promotion is theirs , not ours . ’ |
| 17 | He says there has been a great deal of interest shown in the firm because virtual reality is seen as an exciting new technology with a lot of potential . |
| 18 | Significantly , it says there has been slowing down of sales of its Sparc server systems over the last few months , and expects its European turnover for the coming year to remain flat at $15m . |
| 19 | Paul calls from the hospital at eight and says there has been no change during the night . |
| 20 | Bryan Gould , shadow Environment Secretary , says there has been a fivefold increase in planning applications for toxic waste incineration capacity . |
| 21 | A Forensic expert who investigated the Carl Bridgewater murder case , says there has been a miscarriage of justice . |
| 22 | A Forensic expert who investigated the Carl Bridgewater murder case , says there has been a miscarriage of justice . |
| 23 | It says there has been difficulty in convincing both presbyteries and congregations of the need for financial planning for the future . |
| 24 | John Major and Albert Reynolds have said there has been some progress in talks on the future of Northern Ireland . |
| 25 | ‘ As a result , we 've had an awful lot of letters from people saying there 'd been an oversight on their part , ’ says an outwardly cheerful Simpson . |
| 26 | Sir Arthur Gold , the former president of the European Athletic Association , a life vice-president of the board and now chairman of the British Olympic Association and supported Johnson , saying there had been ‘ wicked distortions ’ . |
| 27 | Then I heard Dan Rather saying there had been explosions in Israel . |
| 28 | Harry was saying there had been a bar here in the boathouse and a grotto below . |
| 29 | Oliver grew more angry , not less , saying there had been rather more to it than supper , had n't there ? |
| 30 | But union leaders emerged from talks in the city last night saying there had been no agreement on a tough back-to-work formula and closure looked likely . |