Example sentences of "say [noun prp] [subord] [noun] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jay — what do you want ? ’ said Lucy as Jay dived upstairs on the tide of a blush . |
| 2 | ‘ What 's the matter ? ’ said Fenella as Caspar trotted round to her chair , under cover of bringing round a Human-sized bowl of fruit . |
| 3 | ‘ Before you ses anythin' , ’ said Carrie as Willie stood up , crimson , ‘ we 've jest come to tell you that we 're miserable about you not being in our class and that we still wants you to come round with us like . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Leather 's a bit stiff at first , ’ said Tom as Willie stood up in a solid pair of brown ankle-boots . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's tough and game and the ground at Ayr should suit her better than this , ’ said Willie after Lochsong had just held on to take the Portland . |
| 6 | ‘ We threw it away , ’ said Gooch after England set only 231 for victory lost their last seven wickets for 52 runs in 11 overs at Lord 's . |
| 7 | ‘ Then what are we waiting for ? ’ said Jimmy as thunder roared again , and the thing below gave an answering bellow of fury . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been thinking , ’ said Melissa while Iris ladled out dollops of home-made fruit yoghurt , ‘ whoever has been coming to Angy 's class and calling herself Delia Forbes must know the real Delia is away . ’ |