Example sentences of "the [noun sg] and they said [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I used to watch Bros on the telly and they said they loved their fans , I used to think it was a really naff thing to say . |
| 2 | She asked them about the child and they said they had just found him . |
| 3 | Well , it came to the and it was in the shop and they said what do you want ? |
| 4 | ‘ He asked the senior players if they 'd seen anything as they came away from the dressing-room and they said they had n't . |
| 5 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
| 6 | We rang the poliuce and they said it was okay to come |
| 7 | They checked with the firm and they said they did n't repair it , so he got the sack . |
| 8 | Poor devil , they got her on the stage and they said you know , when they |