Example sentences of "[noun pl] say they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The institutions say they intend to raise the equity weighting in their portfolios from under 10% to perhaps 15% by the mid-1990s . |
| 2 | Jamie and Becky Blandford made the announcement this morning , just two years after their wedding.The Marquis 's solicitors say they have entered what is described as a period of separation in their marriage.Their first child is due in August . |
| 3 | IBM Corp has a less than impressive record in turning developments in its laboratories into commercial products , but perhaps that will change when an outsider is installed at the helm , and IBM researchers say they have developed a polymer film that can capture and hold vast amounts of data in the form of hologram images at speeds 100 to 1,000 times faster than current Winchester disk drives . |
| 4 | Experts say they cause unseen damage to the environment and to people . |
| 5 | Steve and his wife use it to keep the weight off and ensure their 3 young daughters get the balanced diet the experts say they need . |
| 6 | For the Germans say they DID make the offer . |
| 7 | A Government programme of help for single mothers has not yet been drawn up , although church groups say they have centres ready to take in anyone needing help . |
| 8 | Most blokes say they do n't give a |
| 9 | Reports of sea serpents say they look like smooth snakes , but they are many times larger than the biggest snakes on earth : the longest seem to be about 200 metres . |
| 10 | For his part , Mr Gaunt claims that 38 of the 50 members who have signed the exemption order saving them from the full rigour of the CFTC 's rules say they do not like the agreement . |
| 11 | I know authors say they prefer to let their work speak for them , but I hardly think it would harm the integrity of the book to know a little something about the man , such as that he is forty-two , married to American academic Antonia Phillips , with two children , Louis and Jacob , and that he has what he calls a ‘ middle-aged obsession ’ with competitive games , particularly tennis . |
| 12 | The report 's authors say they want the best for everyone |
| 13 | Date Number of homes Number of beds 1987 169 5000 1988 200 7000 Approximately half of those homes say they offer some provision for the elderly with mental impairment . |
| 14 | The governor 's strategists say they became confident that the reform would get through when the state 's biggest business lobby , Associated Industries of Florida , agreed to support it . |
| 15 | Their supporters say they supply an environmentally clean and safe power source , producing no pollutants . |
| 16 | With all the results now known for the elections to the General Synod of the Church of England , supporters say they expect the Church to agree to the ordination of women in the next few years . |
| 17 | For instance , it would be wrong to reconsider the Taylor Report because some fans say they prefer to stand at football matches and there is a likelihood that less wealthy clubs will be forced out of business . |
| 18 | They 've also blocked off the railway line , and British drivers say they 've been threatened at knife point . |
| 19 | Some schools say they have an emergency fund they can dip into if family finances are really tight . |
| 20 | The promoters say they hope that if the event becomes an annual festival , prices may then come down . |
| 21 | Poly administrators say they do n't want any more disruption like that and they 've agreed to talks . |
| 22 | The tunnels were built in the reign of George the third … but engineers say they 've stood up to two centuries of wear remarkably well . |
| 23 | The gypsies say they need a site for up to 40 caravans but there is continuing opposition to such a plan . |
| 24 | Rachel 's parents say they know they ca n't stop the programme but they 'll be switching it off . |
| 25 | The parents say they 've not been told anything official by the Faithful Foundation . |
| 26 | Her parents say they had no idea of the risks . |
| 27 | Craig 's parents say they had warned their landlords , Tewkesbury Borough Council that the brickwork was dangerous . |
| 28 | Her parents say they had no idea of the risks . |
| 29 | But with fighter pilots depending on them for the fuel to get home with , the tanker crews say they have a feeling their friends will look after them . |
| 30 | And there is no restriction on candidates , although telemarketing companies say they try to avoid using people convicted for fraud . |