Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] said [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A leading social work official in another part of Scotland said he was concerned that their staff were not properly trained , particularly in the field of disclosure work with children . |
| 2 | Lyndall Sachs of the Belgrade office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said it was hoped that another convoy could be sent in as early as today . |
| 3 | British coal in response said they 've led the world in dust monitoring and any irregularities in samples are immediately investigated . |
| 4 | Up to now the US airwaves have been free , but there are moves to license any new frequencies that become available to the highest bidder — some argue that television should go entirely by cable to free capacity for radio communications : the US Federal Communications Commission is supporting a bill in Congress to free 200MHz of government-controlled radio frequencies for commercial use , in part through auctions ; the National Association of Broadcasters said it would support the bill if broadcast frequencies were exempt from the auctions ; McCaw Cellular Communications Inc is also a supporter of the bill . |
| 5 | In the Hague , the International Court of Justice said it would sit on 1 April for the first public hearing in a war crimes case Bosnia has brought against Serbia and Montenegro . |
| 6 | One bright young man who some years before had been a ‘ star ’ pupil , and assured of a successful career in technology said he had ruined his chances by joining the demonstrations . |
| 7 | The military government in Burma said it would hand over power to the pro-democracy opposition which took an overwhelming lead in the elections for the National Assembly . |
| 8 | An Indian doctor on board said it was appendicitis and wanted to operate , but Captain Tizzard and I were doubtful , and in any case the boat was ill equipped and dirty . |
| 9 | AN AZERI man charged with hijacking a Russian plane to Stockholm said he paid about £35 to get hand grenades through security at a Siberian airport . |
| 10 | A local publican in Rathmullan said he had been told that the vodka had been contaminated by poisonous substances in the water from a plastics factory situated near the Russian manufacturing distillery . |
| 11 | The Royal Bank of Scotland said it had pulled out because it saw no continuing need for its participation . |