Example sentences of "[noun] say they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 The girls who sign up for fashion 's survival course say they could n't imagine life on the other side of the camera .
2 Meanwhile council officers in Swindon say they ca n't cope with any more terrapins .
3 Governors of two of the states say they wo n't take other people 's nuclear garbage .
4 ESC founders Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington director and star of the Shakespeare tragedy say they would rather stay away from the Civic , one of the strongest dates on their world tours , than face the same problem again .
5 An independent charity , the association say they can only hope to continue this level of help to sporting organisations with the public 's support .
6 DENTISTS say they will not leave patients in pain if they are forced to take action in a cash row .
7 Many of Britain 's 18,000 dentists say they will simply refuse to see any new NHS patients .
8 Today , the department said they could n't answer that until they review the case .
9 A potentially crippling problem arose last week when hundreds of policemen from the 17,000-strong security force said they would not take part unless they were guaranteed proper living conditions and pay rises .
10 Some parents say they wo n't allow their children to travel by bus until the law is changed .
11 Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live .
12 But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again .
13 But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again .
14 Many insurance companies say they wo n't cover properties where tenants are on housing benefit .
15 Sainsbury hope to build a store on United Bus company land at Grange Road , but owners Caldaire say they can not afford to sell the land because it has to give the Government a fixed percentage of the sale .
16 But anti hunt lobby say they wo n't go that far .
17 Both the ECGD and Bank of Scotland said they would not comment until the programme had been shown .
18 Christmas plumbing problems could leave you with double the normal bill , though most contractors said they would not turn out at any price .
19 For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work .
20 The two companies said they will also work on a long-term systems management project .
21 But some retailers say they will not raise prices until after Christmas .
22 But Palestinians say they can not return to the Arab-Israeli talks until the issue of the deportation of 415 Palestinians is resolved .
23 Hamptons say they ca n't comment because of the legal action .
24 Heppelmann says they will now appear anytime between September and next January , claiming HP 's existing £3,877 , low-end 715/33 desktop remains very competitive with other entry-level systems , including Sun 's £3,655 Tsunami-based SparcClassic and IBM Corp 's £3,664 RS/6000 220W .
25 ‘ People were coming into the shop saying they could n't understand why I had taken such an attitude . ’
26 My grandparents said they could n't afford it .
27 Mr Adams made his offer to meet the four church leaders in a letter last August , but in their reply the churchmen said they would not talk until Sinn Fein publicly called for an end to violence .
28 For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work .
29 Representatives at the conference said they could n't give any details .
30 And six out of ten of the companies that do not use PCs said they would never buy a computer at any time in the future .
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