Example sentences of "says [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ecology Building Society argues that it is recreating the original grass-roots feel of a membership-owned mutual society , and says that it involves its members closely in the development of new savings accounts . |
| 2 | Mum says that it took her hours to look up all the verses . |
| 3 | He says that it took officers away from other duties . |
| 4 | Memorex reported a $120m net loss for the nine months to December and the New York rating agency says that it does not expect the fourth quarter net outturn to be much better . |
| 5 | It now says that it does not envisage compulsory staff redundancies over the next couple of years ; and that it has no plans greatly to expand the use of contractors in place of its own staff . |
| 6 | He says that it does n't take account the differing backgrounds of pupils . |
| 7 | It judged the centre , which carries out work on AIDS , infectious disease and transplant research , to be a world-class laboratory and says that it offers unique facilities to researchers in Europe such as a rhesus colony for which the microbiological status is known and typed for major histocompatibility complex , essential for transplantation studies and infectious disease research . |
| 8 | Cable & Wireless Plc says it does not accept those claims made against it by its local partners in Digitel Telecommunications Philippines Inc ( CI No 2,171 ) and will defend against the allegations : ‘ We have received no official notification of this claim and we do not accept the validity of the allegations as we understand them from the press , and would expect to defend our position robustly , ’ it said ; Reuter reports from Manila that the local Cable & Wireless office says that it advised the company last September that it could not invest further in the country until a court case involving another local affiliate , Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc , was resolved — Eastern is locked in a legal battle with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co and appealing a Supreme Court order denying it the right to operate an international gateway ; an industry source said Digitel is tapping another major local partner and British Telecommunications Plc as new shareholders in the company . |
| 9 | Revolution Technologies Inc in Natick , Massachusetts has come up with PowerDrive , software designed to increase the file storage capacity of Sparc boxes transparently : the company says that it compresses files by 50% and it works on text and object files and executables . |
| 10 | LSI will also manufacture an application specific integrated circuit for Newton , and Kyushu Matushita Electric says that it licensed the Newton operating system for use in future products . |
| 11 | County says that it foresees ‘ two particular earnings concepts gaining prominence within the professional investment community : normalised earnings and maintainable earnings ’ . |
| 12 | Commenting on its 1992 figures ( see page five ) , Acer Inc , Taiwan says that it returned to profit because of better results at its US subsidiary , Acer America Corp , which turned in heavy losses last year . |
| 13 | The Isle of Wight TEC says that it notified the Department of Employment in August that it might be unable to meet the YT guarantee within the funds allocated for the purpose . |
| 14 | He says that it seemed to take more than half an hour . |
| 15 | While the criteria apply to around 260 companies throughout Europe , Jeffrey Knight , special adviser to the Federation , says that it hopes to start the Eurolist early next year with a few major companies and then expand it rapidly . |
| 16 | Other hospitals will also bring their rubbish to be burnt in Gloucester — the hospital says that it hopes that as far as local people are concerned waste wo n't now be a dirty word . |
| 17 | He says that it requires skill and balance . |
| 18 | She says that it tastes good . |
| 19 | Gallup says that it compared sales in chart shops on and off the CBS list and found no difference . |
| 20 | O'Conor himself has played a restored Longman and Broderip piano — one which Field favoured , and says that it produced ‘ a unique tinkling sound — no wonder he exploited those high notes . ’ |
| 21 | Senior research metallurgist for the Cutlery and Allied Trade Research Association , Alan Medlock , says that it depends on what you call 13/0 . |
| 22 | He says that it happens too often . |
| 23 | The company says that it enables MS-DOS , OS/2 and Apple Computer Inc Macintosh users to share data , print services and applications on Sparc systems while retaining the existing operating environments ; certified by Novell Inc , the product will be sold directly and through manufacturers and resellers . |
| 24 | On Advanced RISC Machines Ltd , where it held 46.15% as at December 31 , the Cambridge company says that it continues to meet all major targets . |
| 25 | CrossCom says that it plans to use the net proceeds for new product development and for working capital . |
| 26 | Edmonton , Alberta-based Telus Corp has entered a partnership with CUC Broadcasting Ltd to develop UK cable television and telephone operations at half a dozen franchises in the London area : Telus says that it plans to invest about $100m in the effort in the next five years . |
| 27 | Endorsement of the Ericsson approach has come from the Deutsche Bundespost Telekom , which says that it plans to use it as the basis for a pilot network . |
| 28 | Bull says that it plans to release a Windows 3.1 version by the end of the year . |
| 29 | Japan , which would be the only remaining IWC member in favour of whaling if Norway left , says that it plans to use this year 's meeting , to be held in Kyoto , to " press for the resumption of commercial whaling around Japan and in the northern Atlantic " . |
| 30 | Crilly says that it turns the place into a nightclub , in the Caribbean . |