Example sentences of "say he [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Says he ca n't do this any more .
2 John Toole says he ca n't get enough work done because of a lack of resources and no-one disagrees !
3 He says he ca n't see any reason for optimism .
4 He says he ca n't see any reason for optimism .
5 Mr Reagan says he can not recollect many of the key events surrounding the scandal , which he says was as much news to him as everyone else .
6 Next month he planned to retire from the army , but says he could n't resist this call to duty .
7 Edwards denies this is the case , but in the September issue of Climber and Hill Walker , Mark Edwards was reported as having said he would not report any of his new routes ( or indeed whole areas of development ) until they received a second ascent .
8 ‘ Oh , sometimes it goes too far — although I 've always said he must n't leave any marks that are too obvious .
9 Bill Bill 's coming to me and saying he ca n't do that .
10 ‘ He 's nob but come to say he ca n't fetch that china away today , Ruth , love — his car 's off the road .
11 Mr Cook said he would immediately cancel this month 's rise in prescription charges and introduce a parliamentary order exempting over-40s from eye test charges .
12 One young male reporter left in tears and said he would not cover such a case again .
13 She said Alex said he would n't eat any breakfast this morning , he threw a tantrum
14 I said he ca n't take any more than what there is cos there ai n't no more
15 He said he could not offer any explanation as to exactly what Mr McNeill meant by his remarks as that could prejudge his statements on Thursday .
16 The furore erupted after Mr Bell said he could not make any of five dates offered for public debates by Teesside Poly chaplain Cathy Rowling .
17 Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make .
18 Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make .
19 Mr Butterworth said he could not share this view .
20 Dickinson said he could n't give any and I should just go and get on with it . ’
21 I asked him why , and he said he could n't find any other way to show respect for that commodity .
22 Ivor Stokle said he 'd never forget that night as long as he lived .
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