Example sentences of "say they have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In a fairy story one of them would ride up to the avenue here on a white horse and say they 'd been wanting you as part of their lives for years , ’ Benny said . |
| 2 | Police say they 'd tried to flag down the stolen car and were following , not chasing it , when it crashed . |
| 3 | Three tenants in the house say they 'd been paying £120 a week rent to their landlord , a Mr Vincent Cox . |
| 4 | The company has been trading since 1876 and staff say they 'd always thought the firm was financially successful . |
| 5 | Like , say they 've been out on a run and there 's a call , they say they ca n't go out because they 're not in uniform and are all sweaty ’ ( FN 26/5/87 , p. 27 ) . |
| 6 | They get into discussion with a neighbour on Concorde going to New York and when they get back they say they 've got the finest idea since sliced bread . |
| 7 | I 've got a Seymour Duncan Convertible amp as well , and I know people say they 've had trouble with reliability , but I 've never travelled with mine so I would n't know ! |
| 8 | ‘ We keep meeting these people who travel down to Cornwall and say they 've surfed big breaks , but it 's all false . |
| 9 | Despite Mercer 's injury , Leeds say they 've still not finalised a two-year deal for Aussie Test back rower Bob Lindner . |
| 10 | Martin and Koda plan just as ambitious a schedule of costume exhibitions at their new home — three per year — and they say they 've been given a mandate to do that . |
| 11 | The kind of tactic which can work here is this : the adventurers bluff , say they 've left their invitation behind , retire downstairs , write an invitation , and seal the paper or vellum with an impressive wax seal which they then flourish at the Homunculi . |
| 12 | Travel plans have been curtailed so people can focus on the imminent launch later this month and people who have visited Redmond over the last 11 years say they 've never seen the intensity level so high . |
| 13 | Borland International Inc and Wordperfect Corp say they 've not yet sorted out marketing of their Borland Office for Windows $600 Wordperfect Paradox Quattro bundle outside the US , but are working on it . |
| 14 | Travel plans have been curtailed so people can focus on the imminent launch later this month and people who have visited Redmond over the last 11 years say they 've never seen the intensity level so high . |
| 15 | is that Tom Farmer and also the Hib 's board seem to on , on on , numerous occasions say they 've no interest in Ingleston , and they want to go ahead with Straiton . |
| 16 | Police say they 've caught a terrorist red handed on his way to plant a bomb . |
| 17 | Police say they 've caught a terrorist red handed on his way to plant a bomb . |
| 18 | Eye witnesses say they 've never been so scared in their life . |
| 19 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
| 20 | An and they ring up and they say they 've had a cold all week and they ca n't put up with it a minute longer |
| 21 | John 's already stolen my thunder on the straw poll erm that I was going to do but suffice to say that we normally do that at these types of seminars and there 's always a few people in the room who put their hands up and say they 've got more than ten data sources in their organization . |
| 22 | Police say they 've arrested a thirty eight year old man and a twenty six year old woman . |
| 23 | But it 's not , it 's flourishing and there 's plenty demand ca n't get enough slates and er yes they say they 've got er terrific overheads this and that , er well erm they can put them figures there they change the tune changes every day . |
| 24 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 25 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 26 | Will you sort it out with Wardrobe ? ’ — ‘ My parents are coming all the way from Linz and the box office say they 've sold out . |
| 27 | And if there 's anything surprising about that results , it 's that nineteen people say they 've never taken any kind of drug ! |
| 28 | Eighty one people here say they 've taken drugs , and probably more than that , has using drugs , any kind of drug improved your life ? |
| 29 | They say they 've bucked the trend . |
| 30 | 2 further people were arrested during the search and police say they 've recovered a substantial sum of money , eight stolen cars and a shotgun . |