Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [noun] say it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Department of the Environment said it was looking at the legal position of local authorities wanting to control parties . |
| 2 | Neighbours who offered a two thousand pound reward for the capture of the culprit say it 's not long enough . |
| 3 | And I turned right round and I says , the boy with the sling said it was n't me , I says to the big one , I said , do you want your legs in plaster ? |
| 4 | Some folk in the village said it was a public disgrace that a maid like Martha Pascoe should be bartered for with barrels of fish , but most saw the whole affair as a great joke , because when all was said and done , the lass was unlikely to marry Sam or Harry or anyone else against her will , and if she could use their ardour to win a few more stone of pilchards and thereby swell the village purse and give everyone a bit of harmless fun , then more power to her elbow . |
| 5 | I bought one for Tim , it taste quite nice , the lady at the checkout said it would , is that you kicking me or the |
| 6 | But at a time like that when i it 's devoted to the fallen in a war and men who were the heroes of the war say it was disgusting , you know , and and how they , they expressed themselves I thought was was a very very significant thing , it made a very very strong impression . |
| 7 | Sammy Wilson of the DUP said it was a scandal the ‘ political henchmen ’ of those who carried out the bombing were allowed into the City Hall . |
| 8 | The officer in charge of the case says it was a highly significant find . |
| 9 | The officer in charge of the case says it was a highly significant find . |
| 10 | IXI Corp in the US says it gave away some 500 copies of its Motif toolkit for Sun workstations during the recent SunSoft Inc developer 's conference . |
| 11 | ‘ Everywhere I go I meet people from the town saying it 's time for a change . ’ |
| 12 | Most of the birds were pairs , and staff at the sanctuary say it 's devastated the centre 's breeding programme . |
| 13 | Most of the birds were pairs , and staff at the sanctuary say it 's devastated the centre 's breeding programme . |
| 14 | A spokesman for the ministry said it would continue consultation with Mother Catherine , and would be studying the papers submitted by the lawyers . |
| 15 | A spokesman for the bank said it is to cut down on queues forming in branches and delaying service to its customers . |
| 16 | Critics of the organization say it gave away money indiscriminately , whilst its supporters maintain fiercely that all projects were minutely criticized for viability . |
| 17 | Friends of the Earth said it proved Nuclear Electric " lives in never-never land " . |
| 18 | In a number of cases since the 1960s , which have involved a variety of circumstances ( demonstrations , deportations and publications ) , judges in the United Kingdom have refused to accept that ‘ national security ’ can mean anything other than what the government of the day says it means . |
| 19 | Write the word clearly ( not in capital letters ) , and record your voice on the card saying it as naturally as possible . |
| 20 | The official report into the accident says it was caused by pilot error . |
| 21 | Having fallen sharply on Thursday , Lightship , the financial services group formerly known as Harvey & Thompson , recovered 7 to 73p after a statement from the company saying it knew of ‘ no justification ’ for the share price fall . |
| 22 | He had heard old men in the workhouse say it was a good place for brave boys , and that there was always work there for those that wanted it . |
| 23 | But after her refusal , Carol has received a letter from the council saying it has ‘ discharged itself of the responsibility of rehousing her as a homeless person ’ . |
| 24 | Yet , in spite of its expertise , the Tomlinson Report into health care in the capital says it is too expensive . |
| 25 | The Pakistan Board 's bid to stop his appointment came in a fax to the ICC saying it was ‘ not a judicious selection . ’ |
| 26 | The paintings , porcelain and furniture had been taken in burglaries across the region.Officers say it 's one of the biggest hauls ever recovered . |
| 27 | Erm I think we 're er er we 're quite clear at the moment that the correct erm interpretation of it from our point of view is as a fixed asset investment and unless something changes in the er constitution of the company , erm although it may be erm the guiding thing become profitable I think one 's got to play by the rules and the rules at the moment say it is n't one . |
| 28 | A spokeswoman for the office said it had decided to hold a ‘ value for money ’ inquiry on the lines of recent inquiries into the Royal Ordnance and Rover sales . |
| 29 | But Mike Bennett , director of community services for the council said it was not clear whether one of the missing keys had been used . |
| 30 | But Mike Bennett , director of community services for the council said it was not clear whether one of the missing keys had been used . |