Example sentences of "said [that] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Institution of Environmental Health under-secretary , Linda Alan , said that the document was not strong enough , adding : ‘ It leaves so much open to interpretation . ’ |
| 2 | She said that the aim of the directive was to harmonise the hygiene practices of all the member states , and it was up to each country to interpret the directive . |
| 3 | Then one lady wrote and said that the ladies of the local church should do it for us . |
| 4 | I have also heard it said that the lemon reduced the foam to manageable proportions , but why would anyone want to flatten a naturally sparkling drink ? |
| 5 | Freud himself said that the poets , not he , discovered the unconscious . |
| 6 | Afghan and diplomatic sources said that the Soviets would provide 2,000 more trucks and fuel tankers , but General Hakim admitted that the real problem will be fuel , which is already in short supply in Kabul . |
| 7 | Mr Rooker said that the 20 letters resulted in only seven men receiving financial help . |
| 8 | Fred Smithies , union general secretary , said that the redistribution of resources would result from budgets being calculated according to total pupil numbers instead of classes taught . |
| 9 | Jerry Pearlman , Zenith Electronic 's chairman , said that the net proceeds — about $22m after taxes and expenses — would be used to boost investment in lucrative consumer areas , such as high definition television . |
| 10 | He also said that the Prince and Princess of Wales would not make a planned visit to China in November ‘ so long as those responsible for the atrocities over the past weekend remain in control of the Chinese government ’ . |
| 11 | Senior Chinese officials have blamed the damage to Hong Kong 's confidence variously on Hong Kong people themselves , for daring to demonstrate ; and on the British , an astonishing claim which was made by China 's principal representative in Hongkong , Xu Jiatun , the director of the New China News Agency , who said that the responsibility for restoring confidence in Hong Kong rested with London . |
| 12 | He also said that the Soviet Union was ready to supply any sophisticated weapons that the Afghan regime wanted . |
| 13 | Dr Runcie said that the great point of the meeting would be in its ripple effect and symbolic effect all round the world . |
| 14 | He tries to concern us with the problem of liberals : ‘ When I trained , ’ says Gumede , an ANC guerrilla , ‘ they said that the liberal was more dangerous than the enemy . ’ |
| 15 | Experts said that the $20 , $50 , and $100 bills , which had been copied on a Canon Colour Laser , were virtually indistinguishable from the real thing . |
| 16 | The company said that the first six months of the year ‘ have seen more new business than during any previous period ’ . |
| 17 | City analysts said that the full year should see a profit of £19.5m , to give 43.5p of earnings and a 14 per cent discount to the market . |
| 18 | But sources at Touche Ross said that the loss of revenue to Deloitte UK as a result of a cessation of referred work from the international organisation could be up to as much as ‘ tens of millions of dollars ’ . |
| 19 | One said that the US firm of Deloitte has a ‘ wonderful client list which will now be served from here ’ . |
| 20 | Stock market sources said that the Hoare Govett buying dried up after about 60 million Ferranti shares had been traded , at which point Smith New Court stepped in and remained an aggressive buyer at 56p until the close . |
| 21 | MR JUSTICE HIRST said that the criteria in determining whether an overseas company had established a place of business in Great Britain were summarised in Palmers ' Company Law , 24th edn ( 1987 ) page 1658 . |
| 22 | Government officials in Bonn said that the Soviet Union had played a key role in obtaining the agreement under which the thousands who had taken refuge in the Prague and Warsaw embassies were taken to the West at the weekend . |
| 23 | Caroline Gordon , who has set up Beaver Recruitment Brokers with Joan Tannian , said that the market was flooded with recruitment agencies which created confusion among companies with positions to fill . |
| 24 | The Department of Employment said that the licence she wanted did not exist . |
| 25 | Mr Gough said that the merger discussions had been completed in just three weeks . |
| 26 | Both Mr Gough and Mr Bullock said that the two firms had proved surprisingly compatible . |
| 27 | They said that the computer models used to support the ice theory were ‘ fabricated ’ . |
| 28 | The new row follows talks last week at which Mr Clarke said that the ‘ firm ’ drug budgets to be given to regional health authorities and family practitioner committees would not operate , as the BMA feared , as cash limits . |
| 29 | Managing director David Miller said that the ID interests could tie in nicely with the photo-booth business . |
| 30 | Barclays Bank said that the market was ‘ static and may even worsen . |