Example sentences of "but [noun] says [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But Nutty says they 're going on with it , whatever happens . ’ |
| 2 | But er , I mean , I says , ca n't we manage without him , ca n't you manage by yourself , but Colin says he ca n't really , because |
| 3 | I 'm dying to tell you , but — well , I have n't exactly promised , but Ian says it could cause trouble if I did . ’ |
| 4 | I wan na see Pat see if she 'll look after Aaron on Friday night , but Gary says he does n't want Tim and Lorraine having him cos they smoke like a chimney |
| 5 | If he makes a bad shot he says it 's because he 's blind but Gary says it 's because his technique is wrong . |
| 6 | The team of nine volunteers are busy packing the gifts of food , clothes , toiletries and medical supplies , but David says they still need more . |
| 7 | David Brabham says his father has not got fond memories of Le mans because when he was driving it was wet and foggy … the weather was very bad … but David says he looks forward to it now because it is a classic event … he says its his first year with Jaguar at le mans |
| 8 | A precise chronology is impossible , but Bede says it was in 653 — by which 654 may need to be understood , for Bede also says it occurred two years before the death of Penda ( in 655 or 656 ) — that Peada was converted ( HE V , 24 ) . |
| 9 | I want to buy a Christmas tree and decorate it like we used to at school but Marie says we ai n't got enough money . |
| 10 | I want us to marry , but Valerie says she 's not ready . |
| 11 | Ann says someone will tell us when she comes back , some are with the church cos I know there is a service on today and them ones downstairs from but Ann says they 're going away just later on so there 's no point in going down , mm , now is there ? |
| 12 | But Ann says it 's free the whole month |
| 13 | Daughter recently had a child ; father a question mark but gossip says it 's the undertaker . ’ |
| 14 | When this will be available has still to be announced , but Powersoft says it is part of a larger strategy in which PowerBuilder will embrace distributed network computing in addition to the client-server model which is currently its forte . |
| 15 | But Marcel says we 're all capable of such feats . |
| 16 | But Alan says he does n't like them … |
| 17 | He does this by saying things like , ‘ But Brutus says he was ambitious , And Brutus is an honourable man ’ He is saying very sarcastically that Brutus is always right because he is an honourable man . |
| 18 | He goes to me , so she said , yeah but she does n't want to come , and he says yeah but Grant says she is does n't he |
| 19 | ‘ Fiona says we can all fit in the Volvo , ’ Rebecca announced , ‘ but Rupert says he does n't see why they should act as bloody chauffeurs for their friends all the bloody time . ’ |
| 20 | No I know you were right now , cos I have n't seen it but grandma says it was new |
| 21 | But Aldi says it has had trouble : the Office of Fair Trading is investigating Aldi 's claim that suppliers , frightened of affronting their main customers , have been giving it the cold shoulder . |
| 22 | But Wayne says he was amazed at how well she took the singing part of Palene , lover of the warrior Spartacus . |
| 23 | But Philip says you should n't of got that |
| 24 | but Geoffrey says it , cos I says you got ta hit back you got ta do it , he says yes its all very well but its not just Stuart , its been Blankley , Da , Ja , erm Daniel its a load of them and they all get together its this Daniel bloke , bash his head in , I would really , I wish somebody I 'll bloody threaten him , I really do you know your big mates , bloody , he 's got no older brothers , I mean all your bloody six formers , I 'm sure they could frighten the little twat |
| 25 | I have n't seen it but Arthur says it 's nice . |
| 26 | Apparently he 's been down at Streatley since the weekend , but Joanne says he should be back today . |
| 27 | Campaigners say it 's the first step towards closure , but BR says it 's actually planning to spend more money on the line , not less . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought you were trying to find a cottage for Marcus , but Irina says you 're not . ’ |
| 29 | They 're now almost 1200 pounds out of pocket , but Norman says it could have been much worse if he 'd gone to America and fallen ill . |
| 30 | But Derek says he wo n't let his attackers intimidate him into moving away from the area . |