Example sentences of "they say [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consequence has been to diminish the credibility of both ; for nobody can have any confidence that what either of them says one week will still be government policy the next . |
| 2 | One of them says statutory notifications must now be introduced . |
| 3 | And the priests in Dunlaoghaire had been great , in and out all evening , three or maybe four of them saying nice things and talking to other people , making it seem somehow more normal , drinking cups of tea . |
| 4 | Everybody had a contract that was made specific to them saying this material , these audio tapes are your property . |
| 5 | Erm , the next one is purely from the Carnival er , towards their erm , er , expenses and they say that insurance has risen from three hundred to twelve hundred pounds . |
| 6 | They say that hunting 's for er er human pleasure , er , I mean personally I 've only been to one hunt , and I do n't see what all the the , the , the , the trouble 's about because the huntsman is only a spectator , it 's the hounds that are hunting the fox and it is to keep the foxes down . |
| 7 | They say that student grants , taken together with student loans , can not provide enough to cover even the most basic needs of the poorest members in our society . |
| 8 | Excellent voice I mean worth an A Bill , brilliant if you do that , but I mean I 'm not , I know speaking to sort of Charles and Tom and Alan , they say that sort of recommendation referrals in Norwich are very difficult but I think if you do it the right way |
| 9 | ‘ They say Eastern Province rugby is tough but , hell , this is different . |
| 10 | They say young monkeys brought up apart from their parents have no confidence in sexual matters because they have never observed the adults making love . |
| 11 | And them erm when everybody 's been caught by the person who 's at the person sat saying things like hot bananas hot milk and then when they say hot chocolate the you 've got to run back . |
| 12 | Of course , they say all empaths are half-cracked . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh well , they say all tits feel the same lying down , do n't they , Lucker ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They say two hands are better than one , you know . ’ |
| 15 | They say two heads are better than one , but this time Taylor and White could n't find the net and City held out . |
| 16 | The thing that worries me about scientists is that they say one thing one day — like cholesterol is bad for you — and another thing the next day . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Skinner said scornfully : ‘ They say one thing outside the meetings and another inside . |
| 18 | Unfortunately they say one thing , but they do exactly the opposite and whereas local authorities are in a position to in the main to provide rental accommodation , the government are stopping them . |
| 19 | and they say pen and then they say one rupee , which is a tiny bit of currency , erm and they ask for pens for their school so that they can write at school . |
| 20 | When they say strong winds , they mean it . |
| 21 | If you must , kiss them once on the forehead when they say good night . |
| 22 | Detectives have established a special squad to target known criminals , but they say many break-ins are committed by burglars already on bail for earlier crimes . |
| 23 | does anybody ever watch the news where they say Japanese company decide to locate in Manchester , or whatever . |
| 24 | A group identity , the way they say black beetles do ? |
| 25 | If they say black cards you say ‘ Good , so I will keep them and take the red cards away ’ . |
| 26 | And for lorries they say four seconds . |
| 27 | on the bus fifteen pound eight plus vat when they say five pound eight plus vat , plus insurance that 's cheaper . |
| 28 | Well you always know that you know when they say twelve foot six it is n't quite right , they give or take a few inches . |
| 29 | They say Upper Hill has been ruined by the influx of caravan dwellers : |
| 30 | They say mixed colleges attract more applicants and find it easier to retain academic staff . |