Example sentences of "said they could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said they could just hear me did n't they Meryl ? |
| 2 | Very clear skin responses to the pheromone were recorded — even in those who said they could not detect the odour . |
| 3 | Now say for instance that because of the minimum solvency er agreement the employers have got to pay whatever their loss is , and if and I asked this question of the T U C that if there was a situation of where the employees were in the majority and forget the pension regulator , because there was a regulator anyway , so you can add whatever name that y you liked to have , but the fraud still went on , but say the employees were in the majority as far as the trustees is concerned and they were in full control and the control was taken away from the employers and there was a a federation of the hundred and twenty eight thousand with a central fund paying off heavy loss of any minimum solvencies , then surely that would be the ideal situation in order to safeguard , because when I asked Goodey himself when he submitted his report , he said they could not give any categ categorical assurance that nobody could defraud in any scheme under the proposals he 's made . |
| 4 | Portsmouth and Liverpool drew 1–1 at Highbury , and the replay in Birmingham had to be put back when police said they could not cope with it the day before last week 's General Election . |
| 5 | For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work . |
| 6 | One of the local pickers , Evan Roberts , said they could not stand by and watch the rival pickers take their living away . |
| 7 | For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work . |
| 8 | The British Airports Authority and the Department of Transport said they could not comment until they had studied the union 's findings . |
| 9 | He was appearing in Channel 4 's recording of comic Jack Dee 's Christmas show when police said they could not leave . |
| 10 | A police spokeswoman said they could not confirm reports of a second bag snatch from a another woman 's car just a few minutes later . |
| 11 | But the minister 's travels between Moscow and Baghdad , by way of Tehran , and back again , partly overland since the Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace , seemed dilatory . |
| 12 | ‘ The police said they could not guarantee the safety of our officers or ensure public order was maintained , ’ said a spokesman from the firm . |
| 13 | During the discussions , many participants said they could not accept that round teabags were in any way superior . |
| 14 | Lord Justice Lloyd and Mr Justice Waterhouse said they could not interfere with the exercise of discretion by Judge Owen in Manchester Crown Court last November . |
| 15 | Slimane Bekki and John Pyle said they could not calculate the effect on ozone depletion , but believed the northern hemisphere would be worst affected , because it has most of the main air routes . |
| 16 | College officials said they could not recall any previous speaker receiving such an enthusiastic welcome . |
| 17 | For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work . |
| 18 | But Palestinians rejected the offer and said they could not resume peace talks until all the deportees were returned . |
| 19 | Indeed they said they could even help , and make the changes for the better . |
| 20 | Today , the department said they could n't answer that until they review the case . |
| 21 | Well they just went back and said they could n't want something that much maybe she 's gone over her limit . |
| 22 | When we all went to the pub and some of them went up and got non-alcoholic drinks and that , and they all said they could n't go into a pub and do that and they done it , no problem . |
| 23 | Representatives at the conference said they could n't give any details . |
| 24 | ‘ Police said they could n't do anything because social workers believed their mother was good enough to look after them . ’ |
| 25 | 11 out of the 20 forms returned left blanks here and two said they could n't think of anything to say . |
| 26 | I went to see it but the lady running it said they could n't take me . |
| 27 | So Mericlean sent it away with his P forty five to have it changed and they said they could n't accept it that they 'd have to re-apply or something . |
| 28 | After the acquittal , the Disciplinary Committee of the jockey Club called Filmer to Portman Square to warn him as to his future behaviour , and Filmer said they could n't touch him , and was generally unbearably arrogant . |
| 29 | Most of the children said they could n't remember any bits they liked ; eventually , with much prompting and nagging , everyone came up with something . |
| 30 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |