Example sentences of "say that they be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er Stuart Argyle on I also say that they are removing one tree outside the former Horse and Groom public house as well . |
| 2 | They say that they are following this course because bookshops are essentially ineffective in expanding their market and that it is unreasonable for them to be restricted to selling their product to us alone . |
| 3 | There can be no doubt that many of those polled recently thought that it would sound nicer — or would somehow tease the pollsters — to say that they were voting Labour , when that was not their intention . |
| 4 | Mr. and Mrs. Harvey , the master and matron , were both away on sick leave in the early months of 1900 , and the Board received a letter from their general practitioner , Mr. C. G.Johnson , to say that they were making good progress and that he recommended continuing the champagne which had contributed to their recovery . |
| 5 | I would say however , that it 's not been tested whilst , and whilst there is n't a a clear expression of local preference in terms of the population , I think my elected members who represent that particular area would say that they are expressing local views when they have spoken against the new settlement . |
| 6 | In many cases the answers to that question would be difficult to unravel , and if challenged most people probably would say that they were doing both . |