Example sentences of "they say the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But disabled people who use them say the workshops provide them with a sense of dignity as well as permanent paid work . |
| 2 | But relief workers who rescued them say the next challenge is to ensure they do n't suffer psychologically from what they have witnessed . |
| 3 | An they say the butler wes gaithert up intae a white sheet aff the field . |
| 4 | They say the decision to step up overt pressure came quickly after the Vatican learned from Italian Foreign Ministry officials that Mr Gorbachev 's visit was being curtailed to less than three full days . |
| 5 | They say the nearest alternative school is too far away and has a poor reputation . |
| 6 | They say the nature and demands of the job ‘ may necessitate you working at times other than your normal hours of the week ’ . |
| 7 | King : They say the same of me , and always will In England , where to excel is still a crime . |
| 8 | Well they say the devil looks after his own . |
| 9 | They say the refugees will enhance productivity and economic growth . |
| 10 | As a result , they say the health service must quickly adjust to big shifts in demand among specialities : while general surgery patients will rise by just 4 per cent between 1986-95 , those in geriatric medicine will increase by 35 per cent , and those in urology by 42 per cent . |
| 11 | ‘ They take you away from your family because they say the state can be a better parent . |
| 12 | They say the same about computer science degrees . |
| 13 | They say the West Bank is Israel 's land , literally by divine right . |
| 14 | They say the interim administration is failing because ‘ they are too poor , they are all school teachers , and they are not rich enough to be politicians ’ . |
| 15 | They say the government insist on fish farms near here , and some hint that there 's a ‘ backhander ’ involved . |
| 16 | ‘ English groups are coming here to make records — they say the Liffeyside rocks ! ’ the young man told me enthusiastically . |
| 17 | They say the child is father to the man ; yet looking back , across those immensities , those aeons , separating myself now from myself then , I can see almost nothing that I owe to him , almost nothing we have in common . |
| 18 | They say the two men should stand trial in Scotland or the United States , though it is not clear how the West would react to Col Gaddafi 's suggestion , now apparently retracted , that it could take place in another Arab League country . |
| 19 | They say the fourth child is the most dangerous . |
| 20 | They say the observers are underfunded and disorganised . |
| 21 | They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year . |
| 22 | And they say the whole system would collapse if women did n't do housework . |
| 23 | ‘ And they say , all those people say … ’ she was gasping , half unable to get the words out , terribly frightened , ‘ … they say the other train , the regular Canadian , is only half an hour behind us , and will smash into … will smash into … do n't you see ? ’ |
| 24 | They say the mother is ‘ cheated ’ if she does n't have a natural birth . |
| 25 | They say the way to a man 's heart is through his stomach , so pick up an elegant Gentleman 's Gift Tray from Waitrose at £13.50 . |
| 26 | They say the distributorship situation will be resolved soon , ensuring that not only the basses but the new Wamp bass amps , and of course , the associated spares will be available in the UK . |
| 27 | On a day in autumn Ruth told her aunt , ‘ They say the cholera 's on the wane now . |
| 28 | They say the couple ‘ are fearful that the birth mother 's identity will be discovered and they can not deal with the repurcussions ’ . |
| 29 | They say the introduction of the new national curriculum has made little or no difference . |
| 30 | They say the English never are really roused till they are beaten — I do love that — though I am never quite sure whether I love or hate it . ’ |