Example sentences of "[noun sg] say [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But workers against racism say a former prison is the wrong place . |
| 2 | Student leaders at Queen 's University say the acute shortage of student houses flats and bedsits has been caused by higher standards for accommodation demanded by the Housing Executive . |
| 3 | On the trains British Rail say no problems all doing find East Midlands Airport all okay as well let's listen for a space now with Annie Smith . |
| 4 | The magistrates in the case say the girl was n't locked up because she was n't driving the stolen car . |
| 5 | Sources close to the KIO say the civil suit in Britain has no bearing on separate , and so far unsuccessful , criminal cases against many of the same defendants in Spain . |
| 6 | The annual presentation of awards ceremony during the afternoon say a good turnout of supporters and distinguished guests in the Festival Hall . |
| 7 | I even 'eard Mum say the other day she was goin' over there to get a loan . |
| 8 | Labour say the authority will be hard pressed to keep the promise when 13 of the authority 's consultants have waiting lists of more than a year . |
| 9 | Labour say the government is set to lose the Euro debate by 10 votes . |
| 10 | The prison officers association say the strain is showing on staff . |
| 11 | Many district councils like the Vale of White Horse say the law is unclear and the penalties are n't a deterent , so they wo n't take it any further . |
| 12 | Members of the Savernake Fly Fishers club say the River Kennet in Wiltshire is teeming with trout because so many have escaped from a nearby fish farm . |
| 13 | Having youngsters on the same site albeit seperated would only be an experiment say the Home Office , and the long term policy remains to phase out mixed prisons in any form . |
| 14 | When we look at the open countryside it does n't really to my mind say a great deal about er what is what should be considered acceptable . |
| 15 | Many in the farming industry say the current system has survived well for seventy years and they see little reason for changing it . |
| 16 | The 26 environmental groups that make up the Everglades Coalition say the agreement does not go far enough , failing to tackle the problem of how to restore the natural rise and fall of water in the swamps , which has been disrupted by dikes , canals and other human intervention . |
| 17 | The people who organised the anti-FA-18 campaign say the aircraft is too expensive . |
| 18 | Opponents of the plan say the gravel pit is in a conservation area , and the houses would be too expensive for local people . |
| 19 | But opponents to the plan say the ban would be just unnecessary legislation and an infringement of freedom . |
| 20 | Many rivers in the region have dried up , and people in one village say the water authority is pumping out too much water . |
| 21 | The council say the development is essential to Swindon 's economy . |
| 22 | Forest of Dean council say the ramps were too steep , it 'll cost more than £3,000 to build a better ramp across the Palmers garden and regulations insist the Palmers must make a contribution . |
| 23 | But the county council say the project 's unlikely to go ahead , because of the impact it would have on the environment . |
| 24 | They say the centres are a lifeline for the disabled … the council say the charges would help them meet a two million pound shortfall in their budget . |
| 25 | Officers at Darlington Borough Council say the gloves are off in the battle for compensation over the town 's £12m Dolphin Centre sports complex . |
| 26 | Surveyors for Richmond Town Council say the wall is badly cracked in places and leaning by as much as 500mm . |
| 27 | Durham County Council say the increase in traffic would be minimal . |
| 28 | But the council say the school , which has only one full-time teacher , is too small to cope with the new national curriculum . |
| 29 | The conservatives on the county council say the budget approved , which is supported by Labour and the Liberal Democrats , has forced Poll Tax charges above the government estimate of £278 . |
| 30 | Pap say the rackets . |