Example sentences of "[noun sg] say [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It unnerved Lorton , as he had been unnerved as a boy to hear the priest say that bread and wine was changed through the magic of the mass into flesh and blood . |
| 2 | Supporters of the NBA say that Dillons ' experiment proves nothing , their key objection being that , since there was no corresponding monitoring of a similarly promoted sample of full price titles , the finding that discounting grows the market is dubious . |
| 3 | Bankers close to the deal say that Morgan Stanley was forced reluctantly to accept a lower commission structure because Italy was being offered this by other banks competing for the business . |
| 4 | Advocates for the other side say that immigrants should learn English and give dire warnings of a ‘ white-flight ’ from south Florida . |
| 5 | But the BBC , ITV and the film industry say that pay-TV would wreck their own operations . |
| 6 | The Consumers ' Association says that manufacturers are n't helping the situation by labelling clothes ‘ dry-clean only ’ to protect themselves when many could be washed with care . |
| 7 | Gavin Grant of the Unit Trust Association says that £37 million worth of new investment has been put into trusts during October . |
| 8 | Labour says that powers would be devolved from Whitehall . |
| 9 | Labour says that bill will destroy public sector ethos of the health service Critics ‘ trying to scare life out of patients'-Clarke Health bill . |
| 10 | The guidance says that Kenneth Clarke , the Health Secretary , ‘ is minded ’ to go for Japanese-style pendulum arbitration — where the arbiter would be free only to find for one party or the other , and would not be able to compromise . |
| 11 | Research says that Mike Todd was the man who awakened you as an actress and as a woman . |
| 12 | Negatively , the New Testament says that believers should take care not to offend one another ( Gal. |
| 13 | Kibun says that firms from 18 countries are interested in purchasing the hardware . |
| 14 | Later in 1019 , the Chronicle says that Cnut sailed for Denmark and stayed there all winter . |
| 15 | There is some evidence that the long recession is ending early in Britain , while the Confederation of British Industry says that companies have begun spending more on innovation even when funds have been squeezed . |
| 16 | Cyberscience says that reports can often be produced in a hundredth of the time that it takes with Cobol . |
| 17 | The study says that catchment afforestation undoubtedly contributes to acidification and any increase should be resisted . |
| 18 | The study says that recycling of nickel cadmium batteries is essential both to alleviate supply problems and to prevent contamination of the environment . |
| 19 | This kind of sexism can be ( and has been ) noted , but it is hard to get rid of because it occurs in ‘ unregulated ’ contexts : nobody has made or written down a rule saying that women can be addressed as ‘ dearie ’ or referred to as ‘ bitches ’ . |
| 20 | Mr Bulter 's predecessor , Albert Pacey , left the force saying that officers needed more support from the courts and the legislators . |
| 21 | Then I had a call from my agent saying that Warren had fired me . |
| 22 | In local authorities , the principal repayments were forced through the revenue account : the law was in effect saying that provision must be made annually for repayment of debt . |
| 23 | I recognise and welcome the fact that the Secretary of State has said that there is no such thing as a legitimate target anywhere , because once that concept is accepted , we are in effect saying that murder is proper in certain circumstances . |
| 24 | No good to say that Strathtay was not ready for them . |
| 25 | The Environment Department said that families claiming to be trapped by the housing market slump would not be able to appeal . |
| 26 | In the case of Sgt Soles , the Department said that Mrs Marsden 's inquiry had resulted in the discovery that his widow , who had remarried by was now very ill , was entitled to have her widow 's pension reinstated under new legislation and this had now been done . |
| 27 | The problem was compounded when , on Sept. 19 , the Insurance Companies ' Association said that losses due to the insurrection were not covered by existing insurance policies . |
| 28 | The indictment said that Hick and Hughes were members of an IRA terrorist unit , consisting of four to six people , ‘ to which Donna Maguire and Gerard Harte as well as Desmond Grew ( later shot by security forces in Northern Ireland ) belonged ’ . |
| 29 | A spokeswoman for Equity said that management and the dancers will discuss pay and terms of contract later this week . |
| 30 | The Secretary of State for Industry said that robots would create jobs in Britain , when he opened an unmanned factory last November . |