Example sentences of "[noun] said they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , the department said they could n't answer that until they review the case . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Both the ECGD and Bank of Scotland said they would not comment until the programme had been shown . |
| 4 | Christmas plumbing problems could leave you with double the normal bill , though most contractors said they would not turn out at any price . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The two companies said they will also work on a long-term systems management project . |
| 7 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Representatives at the conference said they could n't give any details . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | College officials said they could not recall any previous speaker receiving such an enthusiastic welcome . |
| 13 | The British Airports Authority and the Department of Transport said they could not comment until they had studied the union 's findings . |
| 14 | During the discussions , many participants said they could not accept that round teabags were in any way superior . |
| 15 | There was no reply and Clarissa said they could n't hear him , so why did n't he leave it ? ’ |
| 16 | A study by Parker , however , using a national sample , reached conclusions which were slightly more supportive of labour mobility programmes : Only 13 per cent of his sample said they would not have moved without a grant but 56 per cent said they would have found it difficult to move without a grant . |
| 17 | " So many people in Nubia said they would rather die than move . |
| 18 | The foreman of the drilling crew said they would not work for any company that is in dispute with the local people . |
| 19 | More than one-third of parents felt this did not happen whereas staff said they would always do it . |
| 20 | Staff said they could n't afford the time to supervise him constantly.But although it may have been convenient to social workers to restrain a stroke victim in a trolley , Peter Chandler has one word to describe the experience : |
| 21 | The members of the Cabinet said they would not have it . |
| 22 | And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division . |
| 23 | Zuwaya said they would not have wanted to win an election that way ; and some Magharba — admittedly few , the majority being unquestioningly jubilant — said that just ends had been achieved by improper means . |
| 24 | Zuwaya said they should not watch television together ; sons should not smoke in their father 's presence , nor try to wheedle or coax money from them ; and mostly they did not do those things . |
| 25 | Half of you felt the journal should remain free with membership , as it is an important way of staying in touch with the Institution 's work ; while other members said they would willingly pay extra , over their subscription to receive it . |
| 26 | Prosecutors interviewed by the Polish daily Zycie Warszawy said they would not know how to deal with a case of illegal abortion as they had not yet received copies of the new law . |
| 27 | One of the high-heid yins wanted to have 20 gondolas , but another councillor said they should only get a male and a female and breed them . ’ |
| 28 | But the minister 's travels between Moscow and Baghdad , by way of Tehran , and back again , partly overland since the Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace , seemed dilatory . |
| 29 | A Customs and Excise spokesman said they can not tell if there has been an offence as they are not sure if an import licence was ever necessary . |
| 30 | Newspapers said they would not report matches and carried a barrage of irate letters . |