Example sentences of "say [that] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trading Standards officers say that counterfeit goods will be seized … and traders will face prosecution . |
| 2 | They say that financial institutions ' troubled assets , such as loans for property and highly-geared companies , will take years to sort out . |
| 3 | Trading standards also keep an eye on car boot sales — and say that tighter controls would help them . |
| 4 | They say that gentile women who marry Jewish men become more Jewish than Jews . |
| 5 | Perhaps I will convey a better idea of the tone of those evenings if I say that regular visitors included the likes of Mr Harry Graham , valet-butler to Sir James Chambers , and Mr John Donalds , valet to Mr Sydney Dickenson . |
| 6 | Well , Department of Transport erm say that five cuts per year is enough and , and er we , we do seven cuts which is a little bit better than that . |
| 7 | The volunteers who organise the event say that increasing costs and bureaucracy have forced them to look elswehere . |
| 8 | Witnesses say that six protesters unfurled two banners outside the Ministry of Radio , Film and Television on Saturday afternoon . |
| 9 | The Chamonix guides ' association say that 47 climbers died this year in the Mont Blanc range to the end of August — equal to the total for the whole of last year . |
| 10 | Those who say that certain individuals are ‘ too old ’ to receive high-technology medicine will hotly deny any parallel with discrimination by race or sex . |
| 11 | The new rules say that all toys made after January 1990 must carry a European safety tag . |
| 12 | Similarly , when we say that all biologists nowadays believe in Darwin 's theory , we do not mean that every biologist has , graven in his brain , an identical copy of the exact words of Charles Darwin himself . |
| 13 | The Food Safety Directorate say that all packets of cling film should carry health warnings . |
| 14 | Some criticise aspects of his theories , for example that the first 5 years of childhood are all important and say that all years of childhood are vitally important . |
| 15 | They say that such towers stand in Alice Springs , in Cove , Oregon , in Timbuktu and Petra and downtown Samarkand . |
| 16 | Felix heard a Stirlander Greatsword say that such words would bring ill-luck . |
| 17 | Trout-fishing on the Kennet is now more or less back to normal , but anglers say that other rivers are still affected and anyone else who spoils their fun in future can expect to pay for it . |
| 18 | Sources say that other documents and depositions of Barnes trustees reveal much more manoeuvring on Lincoln 's behalf , all of which would be illegal . |
| 19 | They say that first impressions count and the first thing you notice about the new Dan 486DX/50 is that it 's heavy . |
| 20 | Experts say that two glasses of red wine a day — taken with meals — helps prevent heart disease . |
| 21 | They say that 30 years ago everyone recognised it instantly as belonging to the late of Orwell Lodge ( 's step great-grandmother ) . |
| 22 | They say that fair elections in Punjab and Assam are impossible — and so the outcome will be decided by bullets , not ballots . |
| 23 | They say that social workers who attend seminars and lectures on the subject do not realise that these ideas are being promoted by Christian Fundamentalist extremists who believe that all abuse is demonic in origin . |
| 24 | The public remains sceptical , but those who support the notion of satanic abuse say that social workers must not fall into the trap of believing it does not exist , just because it is difficult to prove . |
| 25 | Now their successes have been tarnished in a report by school inspectors who say that educational standards have fallen and the marking was far too lenient . |
| 26 | Organisations that apply for the DoI 's research cash say that bureaucratic procedures and shortage of staff are to blame . |
| 27 | Travellers back from Japan say that profound things are happening over there and that despite the buffeting the Japanese companies are taking from the recession they continue to invest in their Unix operations . |
| 28 | Investment bankers say that grey markets allow short-selling that drives down a new issue 's price . |
| 29 | The NGOs are worried that local people will be excluded from their traditional lands , although an ODA spokesman has denied that this will be the case , while Indian officials say that voluntary agreements will ensure protection for the more " ecologically sensitive " areas . |
| 30 | COUNSEL : Now if you will refer to page 61 of your excellent report , you will see that you say that considerable forces were deployed . |