Example sentences of "[pron] says [that] [adj] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the general moral theory first systematically expounded by Jeremy Bentham ( an important figure in penal thought and history ) which says that moral actions are those which produce ‘ the greatest happiness of the greatest number ’ of people . |
| 2 | There is no law of nature which says that human societies are bound to survive so that we could say ‘ Cheer up , chaps ! ' ’ |
| 3 | She says that some people are narrow minded . |
| 4 | He says that violent death is so common that people tend to be fatalistic and unprepared to take precautions . |
| 5 | The hon. Lady selects the wrong argument on which to call Professor Glennerster as witness , because he says that that argument is muddled . |
| 6 | He says that Saudi culture is different from ours . |
| 7 | Nevertheless he says that formal grammar was certainly useful as a reaction against older , notional views of grammar . |
| 8 | Yet when he says that this change is not deliberate , he raises the fear that he might go back to a Thatcherite policy , if and when he has the chance . |
| 9 | He says that some mines are picked up by children , they explode when the children play with them , causing terrible injuries . |
| 10 | It says that two networks are already connected at 2Mbps , and a further four — including three interfacing via TCP/IP — are expected to connect at 2Mbps in the next few months . |
| 11 | Conscious that security may prove to be a major concern for users , NCR has been pushing the system 's in-built security features : it says that three levels are provided . |