Example sentences of "say that [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority of offenders against this offence say that they forgot to renew their licence , which does not diminish their liability for this absolute offence ( i.e. not requiring any guilty knowledge or mens rea ) . |
| 2 | Edward Gillespie says that they wanted to give their racegoers something extra and more excitement … and when times are hard this is one way of getting more owners into the sport |
| 3 | I would not like it to be said that I had had my mother put away . ’ |
| 4 | It is said that he tried to dissuade his sons from studying mathematics so that the name of Gauss would remain synonymous with excellence . |
| 5 | Many of the captains spoke against continuing on to Naggaroth , saying that they had achieved their goal , and that the loss of life was too great to continue . |
| 6 | Then she took me to the centre by saying that she had asked my husband and had given permission . |
| 7 | She had written to her mother giving no address , saying that she had left her husband and was going abroad , that she could do nothing more for her mother and had her own life to live . |
| 8 | She lied to Dr Wyn , saying that she had wrenched her shoulder , since although there was nothing inherently shameful about noises in the head she did not wish to confide in him . |
| 9 | In a formal letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on July 11 , Iraq renewed its demand for an end to international trade sanctions , saying that it had met its obligations under Gulf ceasefire resolutions . |
| 10 | At a press conference the following day , Koffigoh called for calm and for the restoration of state authority , saying that he had regained his freedom of movement and had returned to his residence . |
| 11 | An expert on ladybirds from Cambridge University said that they had begun their egg-laying two months early , in time to double the usual crop of adults this summer . |
| 12 | Five companies also said that they had enhanced their internal audit . |
| 13 | He woke in a fury two hours afterward , and said that she had upset his rhythm and that he had to make some calls . |
| 14 | He said that she had betrayed her husband , her sons and , above all , her Queen . |
| 15 | ‘ I always said that I had to put my medical career before my rugby , but the new job will not force me to retire because my colleagues are so supportive and helpful . ’ |
| 16 | She said that I had to tell my parents . |
| 17 | I recently heard Alan Bennett talking about the humour in his plays and he said that he began to develop his ear for the ridiculous simply by listening to members of his family . |
| 18 | One teacher said that he had taught his class a rhyme for remembering the days between the two testings . |
| 19 | He said that he had noticed his Northern Irish voice and that he liked the country very much . |
| 20 | Not so ! always said that he had enjoyed his time at Kirkcaldy and at the lunch he underlined that sentiment . |
| 21 | Larry Finlay said that he had changed his mind recently on the subject : ‘ the more I speak to booksellers , the more I hear that catalogues are used ’ . |
| 22 | She swam and sunbathed , went sightseeing , worked on her designs , talked brightly on the phone with Lucy , or Dad or Charles whenever they rang her , forcing herself not to ask whether Guy had moved in on the firm yet , and then wincing when Lucy said that he 'd made his mark in a dramatic emergency board meeting , put up the backs of most of the board of directors when he announced sweeping measures to increase profitability , cut overheads … |
| 23 | They would never be able to say that she had accepted their charity . |
| 24 | ‘ You could say that I had worked my fingers to the bone for you ! ’ |
| 25 | It was a finely worked piece of silver and obviously of great value ; but while she admired it and felt honoured to receive it , Sara could not honestly say that she enjoyed having its chain about her neck . |