Example sentences of "say they [verb] [verb] the [noun] " 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| 2 | Oxford City Council which runs the Tourist Office say they 've withdrawn the video because of public fears . |
| 3 | They say they 've bucked the trend . |
| 4 | They say they 've enjoyed the transition from farmer to fashion designer . |
| 5 | They say they 've nursed the constituency to a point where they regard it as one of the most winnable in the country ; certainly the bookies make them favourites . |
| 6 | They say they 've got the balance right . |
| 7 | Yet despite the activity , police say they 've got the situation under control . |
| 8 | Yet despite the activity , police say they 've got the situation under control . |
| 9 | Thames Water , who built the plant , say they had to spend the money to stay within European law , money which is ultimately paid by their customers . |
| 10 | Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour . |
| 11 | Government officials say they aim to reform the economy gradually while shielding the country 's ten million people from the pain of full-blooded ‘ shock therapy ’ as attempted in Russia and elsewhere . |
| 12 | Dell Computer Corp , Digital Equipment Corp , AST Research Inc and Advanced Logic Research Inc say they do meet the specs . |
| 13 | Dell Computer Corp , Digital Equipment Corp , AST Research Inc and Advanced Logic Research Inc say they do meet the specs . |
| 14 | The nursing home say they did consult the council … and have promised to carry out sensitive landscaping … along the gap . |
| 15 | For the Germans say they DID make the offer . |
| 16 | In the health authorities we have read reports that say they have misused the money . |
| 17 | The headline-making survey , which questioned 18,876 people , also found that men between the ages of 25-34 say they have enjoyed the attentions of an average 10.3 women . |
| 18 | Conservative leader , David Walden , says they managed to convey the extent of the County 's problems . |
| 19 | Martin Kernahan says they 've done the RAC rally before and they fancied something different … their car is built in spain and the rally is all on tarmac so it should be good |
| 20 | He says they 've got the interests of the whole county to consider and they want to provide modern patient care . |
| 21 | He says they refused to accept the import licence because it was written in German . |
| 22 | He says they have formed the notion that it is legal , he is telling them that it is not . |
| 23 | He says they have to guess the timings to fit with the orchestra . |
| 24 | He says they need to fit the man to the parish and at the moment they 're are just no suitable openings . |
| 25 | On January 16th AT&T claimed the owners of 70% of NCR shares had said they want to accept the firm 's offer . |
| 26 | THE Forestry Commission this week began felling 120 fine old beech trees in the Crown-owned Savernake Forest in Wiltshire , saying they had to protect the public from dangerous boughs . |
| 27 | Americans fly in , have a shilling camel ride and go home saying they 've done the Sahara . ’ |
| 28 | When they complain about ‘ stress ’ they are not saying they want to spend the rest of their lives lazing about in the sun being brought rum bamboozles on a silver tray ( though the idea has its appeal ) . |
| 29 | Magistrates said they 'd thought the bail conditions were strict enough to stop Hagans re-offending . |
| 30 | But the magistrates chairman said they 'd used the vehicle as weapon , with no regard for the life of their victim . |