Example sentences of "he say [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says for the first time in his life , he 's known what life must have been like for the old masters . |
| 2 | ‘ Corporate finance work can be stressful , ’ he says with a nice line in understatement , ‘ but my aikido provides a very good balance . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't worry , boy , ’ he says with a small grin , ‘ we 'll fix it in a jiff . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Clear , ’ he says with a broad smile . |
| 5 | ‘ So many stories , ’ he says with a puckish smile . |
| 6 | ‘ All our vehicles carry our flag to show we are a charity , and gunmen to show we mean business , ’ he says with a wry smile . |
| 7 | ‘ This way , ’ he says with a mock bow . |
| 8 | He says of the first degree that it happens when no other desire can divert love from God and " all labyr is lyght to a lufar " , signalling a vivid apprehension of the joy at the heart of the work of redemption . |
| 9 | The fleapit at the centre of another Rose script , The Smallest Show on Earth ( 1957 , Big Time Operators in US ) , directed by Ealing 's Basil Dearden , is eventually burnt to the ground by its old commissionaire : ‘ It were the only way were n't it ’ , he says to the cooing couple who inherited the place in a town stinking of glue from the local factory , together with staff so lost in the past that they still enjoy looking at Hepworth 's Comin ’ Thro ’ The Rye . |
| 10 | ‘ I would n't be so cheeky , Paddy , ’ he says in a low voice . |
| 11 | ‘ Lucky fucking bastard , ’ he says in a normal voice . |
| 12 | ‘ Two Live Crew , ’ he says in a normal voice . |
| 13 | She hides a secret flaw — a slight indentation on the left side of her nose , he says in a new book , Look Like A Princess . |
| 14 | ‘ Yow want soom ? ’ he says in a broad Rummidge accent . |
| 15 | As he says in the following extract : |
| 16 | ‘ Hullo , mate , ’ he says in the English accent of his late father . |
| 17 | He is now hoping to raise enough money to return to Bosnia to continue his work , and while the thought he had to kill still haunts him he says in the same situation he would not fail to kill again . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said without the faintest trace of compunction . |
| 19 | ‘ We all contribute , ’ he said without the slightest hint of a bruised ego . |
| 20 | ‘ We have , ’ he said through a zipped mouth , ‘ a few favours to come . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Whatever makes you happy , ’ he said with a mocking inflexion . |
| 22 | He said I 'd rather have had two tins of vegetable soup , he said with a nice pot of potatoes . |
| 23 | ‘ Morning , prof ! ’ he said with a loud cheerfulness . |
| 24 | ‘ Your disappearance , my dear , ’ he said with a slight bow , ‘ would speak louder than words . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I ca n't imagine you being even remotely interested in any daydreams I 've had in the past , ’ he said with a slight twist to his mouth . |
| 26 | ‘ Yer spade , Biff , ’ he said with a nasal whine . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , my dear , dear love , it is , ’ he said with a tiny smile on his lips . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's over there , amongst the dustbins , ’ he said with a vague flick of his hand . |
| 29 | ‘ There 's rather more to it than that , ’ he said with a vain attempt at lightness . |
| 30 | ‘ It is late , ’ he said with a gentle smile . |