Example sentences of "[adv] say that he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( At the same time it must be admitted that no Secretary of State has ever said that he accepts one either , though his order to publish a report might be taken as such an admission . ) |
| 2 | Dad always said that he wanted me to seize all the opportunities that he had missed . |
| 3 | He said Hall again approved the designs and only suggested some slight alterations to the elevations , whereas Hall later said that he found them ‘ objectionable and would never be accepted ’ . |
| 4 | He also said that he thought he and Strach could play in the same team . |
| 5 | He also said that he found his responsibilities ‘ a very great strain ’ , because his aunt was such a difficult , domineering person , and he would like to see her in a Home — partly because she needed more care and more company . |
| 6 | The Director General of MI5 could truthfully say that he knew nothing . |
| 7 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 8 | After the cremation , while the few mourners were looking gloomily at the flowers , his uncle 's solicitor , a partner in the Ipswich practice , spoke to Lewis simply to say that he believed he already knew the contents of the will . |
| 9 | Later he became less abusive and rather pathetically said that he kept himself to himself , that the girl was not roaming the streets getting into trouble like the girls who went to school , that company now would be cruel and shameful to an old man who had provided her with a home , protected her and looked after her in every way . |
| 10 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 11 | He was ‘ permitted to put in a long day 's work for his Master , and it can be truly said that he gave his best ’ . |
| 12 | Mhm , he did actually say that he thought it was highly unlikely |