Example sentences of "though he [verb] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hindley Foster had obviously perceived her dilemma and understood it , even though he had said he had no intimate knowledge of procreation . |
| 2 | Boyd had not promised to do this , though he had said he would go to see the principal to straighten out the question of his leaving . |
| 3 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 4 | Though he declined to say who he thought would win tomorrow , one gets the impression that he will be in Scotland 's corner , remembering that if they do win they will head for Twickenham and possible Triple Crown glory . |
| 5 | Cal glared at him as though he 'd said Pornography . |
| 6 | The former Cabinet minister refused to rule out the possibility in the wake of his scornful accusation that the Prime Minister 's shrewd political instincts had been led astray by the ‘ Irish logic ’ of the Foreign Office , though he did say it was ‘ very unlikely ’ . |
| 7 | , though he did say he would like another short-stay admission for her as |
| 8 | ‘ Never , though he did say his local picture house was the Pavilion and I know his mother took her loaves to be baked at a place called Jimmy McFadden 's bakery , but they 're not in the phone book , either of them . |
| 9 | His reasons are unclear , though he did say that three out of the recently rescued ‘ Bangkok Six ’ orang-utans ( all weak and traumatised babies ) had died at the Tanjung Puting centre . |
| 10 | " No , and I was glad to see him , even though he did say I was gettin' fatter . |
| 11 | The manager declined to be interviewed though he did say he 's no longer selling the game . |
| 12 | Sheringham 's Spurs future must now be in doubt , though he refused to say he would never play for them again . |