Example sentences of "[noun] said [pers pn] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paris-based computer services and distribution group Metrologie International SA said it had an operating loss in the first quarter of 1993 due to a drop in activity and pressures to reduce gross margins : the loss was equivalent to about $3.6m and turnover on a like-for-like basis fell 15.9% to $73.5m . |
| 2 | Mr Attwooll said Gregory was driving John Wright when Gregory said he had an errand to run and stopped at a house in Billingham . |
| 3 | A doctor who examined the soldier who claimed he had been hit by the car said he found a bruise measuring 10cms on his left thigh . |
| 4 | Richard said he saw a raven . |
| 5 | Richard said he saw a raven . |
| 6 | Richard said he saw a raven . |
| 7 | Mr Maggs said he saw a friend of his being ill-treated in the back of the van , The police were using too much force . |
| 8 | Swales said he had a lot of flair , but admitted he was an unknown quantity . |
| 9 | The 5ft 9in model and actress with a 38-23-36 figure said it made a change for women to be seen as tough and strong . |
| 10 | I could n't say , You 'd give them such a shock that it 'd come as small fry when Darling Bina said she wanted a career on the stage . |
| 11 | In the morning Tom said he had a cold . |
| 12 | We wanted to make an early start for home after a caravan holiday in Cornwall but I was so worried that we 'd oversleep , so my husband said he had an idea . |
| 13 | AN Irby man facing Wirral magistrates yesterday on a drink-driving charge said he attended a friend 's birthday . |
| 14 | But Sam said he had a surprise to show her ; and Sarah , obviously put up to it by him , claimed she would prefer to sit in the shade on the terrace and do a water colour of the garden at La Gracieuse . |
| 15 | PF said she had a job of work to do for which she was paid . |
| 16 | Dr Mumby said he had a duty to put the potential benefits of allergy diagnosis and treatment in public view , which was why he attracted publicity in newspapers rather than professional journals . |
| 17 | No financial details of the agreement were being revealed but the BBC said it represented an expansion . |
| 18 | Earlier , in a visit to the headquarters of the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol , Mr Rutskoy said he favoured a referendum on whether Crimea should be returned to Russia , 32 years after Khrushchev presented it to Ukraine . |
| 19 | Lucy 's father said she had a headful of nonsense , her public would disagree |
| 20 | Liz said I won a raffle prize . |
| 21 | His interim military cabinet said it held an emergency meeting ‘ to examine initial information about the ugly crime ’ . |
| 22 | His interim military cabinet said it held an emergency meeting ‘ to examine initial information about the ugly crime ’ . |
| 23 | He said , " That boy at the counter said you got a stage ticket . " |
| 24 | Shares of Cirrus Logic Inc plunged 30% on heavy volume following the company 's disappointing fiscal fourth quarter figures ( CI No 2,158 ) : Cirrus reported earnings of 10 cents a share , and the mean estimate of seven analysts surveyed by First Call had put fourth-quarter earnings at 31 cents a share ; Cirrus said it experienced a decline in profitability because of demand fluctuations in the disk-drive industry , where inventories are high ; analysts said its earnings wo n't improve until the September quarter ; disk guru Jim Porter , president of Disk/Trend , said some of Cirrus ' earnings shortfall is likely coming from Conner Peripherals Inc , which also recently disappointed Wall Street with its own results , because the rest of the disk drive industry is still healthy ; analysts also told Reuter that Cirrus is facing tougher competition in disk controllers from Adaptec Inc , Milpitas , California . |
| 25 | A farmer said he saw a car down his lane on the Sunday night — just a pair of headlights , he thought it was a courting couple ; but that was on the other side of the ridge , away from Miller 's End . ’ |
| 26 | A British Rail spokesman said they had an eye-witness who confirmed the warning signals were working properly . |
| 27 | And Dinda said she needed a filling , a re-filling actually and she said it 's the first that she 's been to a dentist that she could remember that she did n't notice the needle coming in , part she hates is the needle in the gum . |
| 28 | The doctor said he had a cousin in Sheila na gigh . |
| 29 | The doctor said he needed a rest and he was away ill for three months . |
| 30 | Police said they received a warning , using an IRA code word , just 13 minutes before the blast . |