Example sentences of "[noun sg] say [that] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experts at the institute say that this year 's figures , which include 6,700 more Warsaw Pact tanks than were previously thought to exist , mark the high tide of eastern bloc military might . |
| 2 | The Law Commission committee says that this principle is not good enough ; sellers should be under a legal duty to reveal everything they know and ought to know about their property — which would oblige them to carry out a survey before offering it for sale . |
| 3 | Quine says that this thesis is owed to Pierre Duhem ; we can call it Duhem 's thesis ( Quine , 1969 , p. 80 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Ten , ’ said Ivy , in the tone of an editor saying that this correspondence was now closed . |
| 5 | It is no exaggeration to say that this function of the budget shifts the emphasis away from the ‘ actual ’ results as recorded in the financial accounts , towards the budget . |
| 6 | If again we talk about the locality where thinking takes place we have a right to say that this locality is the paper on which we write or the mouth which speaks . |
| 7 | The blurb says that this book was written ‘ to help people learn from their elders and betters ’ . |
| 8 | The right hon. Gentleman said that this country would not be part of the key decisions on economic and monetary union . |
| 9 | ‘ It is not an empty claim to say that this conference is one of progress , indeed one of celebration , not of relaxation or complacency . ’ |
| 10 | The garrison finally capitulated at 4 pm , enabling the Duke to write complacently : ‘ Now we may have the happiness to say that this part of the kingdom is clear of all the rebels . ’ |
| 11 | The importance of ISDN is as the foundation for the entire model ; the single , standard interface through which all the rest will be provided : ‘ Our model says that this guy needs one interface ’ , says Corris , then he can decide when making a call that he wants to use certain intelligent aspects of the network , he can say ‘ I need another channel … |
| 12 | Ancient Hindu tradition says that this life force , known as Sakti or the ‘ energy of the gods ; , materialises in the form of a spiral and brings with it the forces of attraction and repulsion . |
| 13 | The company says that this year it plans to introduce an ‘ impressive ’ number of new products , including ‘ entry-level to technologically advanced ’ desktop and notebook personal computers , printers and servers , and has development efforts under way to address emerging technologies such as Intel Corp 's Pentium processor , ones with full motion video and stereo sound , pen-based machines and ‘ other small form-factor devices , ’ the firm promised . |