Example sentences of "the [noun] says so " in BNC.

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1 But nothing in the text says so .
2 The expert does not have the power to award interest unless the contract says so .
3 So you 're sitting in your office and some , you know your , your boss comes in and says hey the president says so and so , but the president does n't usually say it to you he says it to somebody else so there 's always , there 's always a possibility of ambiguity , somebody else has interpreted the president 's message in a particular way .
4 It is Tom Courtenay , the programme says so , but beneath a straggly white wig , black beret and tattered frock coat with trousers surely cast off by Cyril Smith and insecurely fastened by an army of safety pins , it is difficult to recognise him .
5 Yes that 's right er I er believe in fact I know because the Duke says so in the Racing Post today the reason he 's gone there is to get Adrian Maguire because Adrian has ridden him already in Ireland and the owner wanting to stick with Maguire which you ca n't blame him for
6 The man in the back says so .
7 The expert will not have the power to award costs between the parties unless the clause says so .
8 The applications sometimes know this because the employer says so in acknowledging the first approach .
9 Their plea follows reports of walkers getting lost while clutching an old copy of Wainwright ; or insisting on crossing private land ‘ because the book says so … ’
10 The Principle says so … so it would … right ? ’
11 But , like a man , he 'll need to learn that yer do n't break yer heart over them as you 've left behind , 'cause yer tied to your ship fer as long as the cap'n says so .
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