Example sentences of "said they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I told them my brother could be lying dead somewhere and they said they did n't care and that I was mucking them about , ’ said 18-year-old Joanne , of Stoneleigh , Surrey , yesterday . |
| 2 | They freely admitted using the drug , which is used in the treatment of asthmatic and bronchitic conditions , because they said they did n't realise it was a banned substance . |
| 3 | Said they did n't do take-away . |
| 4 | They checked with the firm and they said they did n't repair it , so he got the sack . |
| 5 | ‘ I only said they did n't give their names . |
| 6 | The team said they did n't think it was . |
| 7 | ‘ They said they did n't think it was Brian but asked if forensic could come to take some prints from his toys and school books . |
| 8 | ‘ I offered to coach them for nothing but they said they did n't want me , ’ he added . |
| 9 | Members of staff have actually come to me and said they did n't want her in on the interviews . |
| 10 | The couple from Edinburgh to be married by Father Buckley said they did n't want to talk about their wedding plans . |
| 11 | And 46 per cent of the under-25s said they did n't view marriage as their last romantic attachment . |
| 12 | For me that was vindication for the disagreements I 'd had with Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson , both of whom saw the music and titles after they 'd been done and said they did n't like them . |
| 13 | I needed to have her support , so when people said they did n't like it , I could say that she 'd been happy . |
| 14 | Thirteen per cent said that none of these factors made any difference , or said they did n't know . |
| 15 | The doctors said they did n't know how I managed to carry on in such pain . ’ |
| 16 | One of the surgeons who reported the case , aptly named KC Saw , said they did n't know of any similar cases but the holes in the metal ring with their inward-turning rims were a perfect trap for a child 's fingers . |
| 17 | Course then he finished , they finished dredging at night on , at nineteen thirty two cos they said it was costing too much the did and erm they were building some new cranes down there , so I said to my father , and he was very friendly with the Harbourmaster , he said erm was there any chance of getting one of them cranes so when he went and saw the Harbourmaster he said no he said the boy do n't know nothing about electricity either so he said no nor did no other buggers he said they did n't know anything about it so he got the job . |
| 18 | They said they did n't know . |
| 19 | Malcolm and Judy said they did n't know they had so many friends . ’ |
| 20 | because I 'm so surprised that and said they did n't know anything about it |
| 21 | of the people who are at the end of a said they did n't get enough . |
| 22 | It cost the poor milkman a fortune to get them to pay him up for the milk people said they did n't get , you know ! |
| 23 | They said they did n't have strong views on intensive farming . |
| 24 | She said they did n't notice you if you wore overalls . |
| 25 | Harvey checked with the photographer , the forensic expert , who both said they did n't need the body any more . |
| 26 | the licensing they sent a reminder this morning , I said they did n't need do that , I know it 's last day of April , it 's gone up |
| 27 | they said they do n't think they 'll be able to do too much at the moment |
| 28 | And a colourful diversion for the county cricketers , who 've been told their clothes of many colours will remain for Sunday outings even though seven out of ten members said they do n't prefer them . |
| 29 | He said they do n't know half ! |
| 30 | They said well they have them loose , yes , but she said they do n't have them right down there . |