Example sentences of "[noun sg] say [pron] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your mummy says you had a mood . |
| 2 | Then , a few days after I got back from Oxford , I got a telegram to say I had a scholarship . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Gloucester City Football Club have done an about turn too … they 've got Brian Godfrey the man they sacked as manager three months ago back in charge … the chairman says he made a mistake … three cheers for him … |
| 6 | The driver says he bought a beer . |
| 7 | This oarsman says it took a bite out of his blade . |
| 8 | Her husband says he found a photographer hiding in some bushes by his house . |
| 9 | AN Irby man facing Wirral magistrates yesterday on a drink-driving charge said he attended a friend 's birthday . |
| 10 | Lucy 's father said she had a headful of nonsense , her public would disagree |
| 11 | He said , " That boy at the counter said you got a stage ticket . " |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | The doctor said he had a cousin in Sheila na gigh . |
| 14 | The doctor said he needed a rest and he was away ill for three months . |
| 15 | The report said they chartered a boat on the Chinese mainland and arrived early on Tuesday . |
| 16 | The company says it shipped a record 52,000 units , including desktop computers and servers ( exclusive of upgrades ) during the quarter , and that SunSoft Inc distributed a record number of Unix licences , more than 70,000 , to users of Sparc-based and iAPX-86-based kit , to manufacturers of Sparc-based machines and to other licensees . |
| 17 | ‘ No , the neighbour said she heard a noise and thought Minnie was being burgled so her son got through the window and let her in . |