Example sentences of "they say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he did n't want them saying that . |
| 2 | the foresters attach to come before them men who work in their own ground , making ‘ hoes ’ to sow corn , although the King had no demesne there : and they say that they have made waste and purpresture if they do not their will for having peace ; from each man holding land they will have the skin of a lamb or a farthing , and they say that is their fee . |
| 3 | They say that could mean that tests would show the presence of Digoxin where none was administered . |
| 4 | ( They say that 's a sign of insecurity . ) |
| 5 | And they say that 's plenty for a healthy business . |
| 6 | Yes , they say that . |
| 7 | They say that hunting 's for er er human pleasure , er , I mean personally I 've only been to one hunt , and I do n't see what all the the , the , the , the trouble 's about because the huntsman is only a spectator , it 's the hounds that are hunting the fox and it is to keep the foxes down . |
| 8 | Er they say that 's where most of it went on er they would go into the pub and the riveter would tally up the the sheet for the week and say well okay , that 's , you know , the holder-on gets so much and the rivet boy gets so much , and the riveter got so much , and what have you . |
| 9 | They say that student grants , taken together with student loans , can not provide enough to cover even the most basic needs of the poorest members in our society . |
| 10 | Some authorities agree with Cole & Cole , when they say that |
| 11 | Erm , the next one is purely from the Carnival er , towards their erm , er , expenses and they say that insurance has risen from three hundred to twelve hundred pounds . |
| 12 | Er , if they say that er , they should be er , a balance or reserve put in by constituent authorities then we will have the money available to do that , if we did n't then they may have frozen the reserves that are already there and asked us to put some more money in as well . |
| 13 | Excellent voice I mean worth an A Bill , brilliant if you do that , but I mean I 'm not , I know speaking to sort of Charles and Tom and Alan , they say that sort of recommendation referrals in Norwich are very difficult but I think if you do it the right way |
| 14 | They say that 's stressful enough . |
| 15 | Many of the guests here have a religious interest , but they say that 's not the main attraction . |
| 16 | He has a criminal record , but they say that 's in the past . |
| 17 | They say that would put an end to common sense discretion . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ It 's not true when they say that 's not how they do business . |
| 19 | ‘ The Conservatives want to turn the NHS into an industry , they say that will bring a better service to the consumer , but health should n't be an industry . ’ |
| 20 | The Greek Cypriots got wind of an idea by Mr Hurd to meet Rauf Denktash on his own and they say that would be an unfriendly act . |
| 21 | The police simply cautioned the man , but they say that with so many vehicles having had to break and swerve , it 's a miracle there was n't a serious accident . |
| 22 | They say that over only a four-year period , the number of undergraduate students at Liverpool JMU has more than doubled from under 10,000 to nearly 20,000 . |
| 23 | But he said all he did was people he 'd met quite a few times now , they say that you know like cos he 's very funny , he comes out with me , god Sally what 's the matter with you , you 've been drinking or something , I said no , that 's how he is he 's not |
| 24 | They say that erm , this one 's the best one they 've ever done ! |
| 25 | They say that 's so that if there 's an accident |
| 26 | because they say that |
| 27 | They can , they say that ! |
| 28 | they say that ad , it pays to advertise I mean , to me advertising has never done anything for me well I do n't think it has anyway but if it pays to advertise and look at the number of people that read the Express |
| 29 | Three hundred pounds if they say that . |
| 30 | They say that 's b 's brother is a really ugly shit . |