Example sentences of "he said [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said they would spend £2bn on education in their first year and a further £2.6bn in the second . |
| 2 | Ooh no , he said we 'll swop insurances that 's all he 'd say ! |
| 3 | ‘ He said I could have discount if I did the business . ’ |
| 4 | Jesus said just before he was living his disciples , his followers , you and me , he said you shall receive power after the holy spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses unto me yes we witness by our life but there 's a danger in making that a cop out , because one other requirement of a witness is that they talk , they 've got ta say what they know , these four men were good witnesses , they went back and they told the city what they had found , and there 's placed upon you and me that responsibility to go back and to tell what we 've found , this is a day of good tidings , we do wrong to keep silent . |
| 5 | I know , and he said you could sell things as well now . |
| 6 | Well he said you could get tax relief on the whole lot . |
| 7 | He said he would urge Mr Gorbachev to end the arms supply to Nicaragua and , in an escalation of the war of words , Cuba . |
| 8 | During his next sermon he said he would leave Kidderminster rather than cause them to be guilty of his murder . |
| 9 | He said he would make arrangements for Mrs Bean to be taken to hospital , but that he would prefer to talk to her son first . |
| 10 | He said he would hold talks with the BR board about his council 's continuing financial support . |
| 11 | He said he would cut taxes ; he did . |
| 12 | I wanted to give him supper but he said he would take sandwiches up to his room and get on with his work . |
| 13 | He said he would ask Sir David Attenborough to help her , which he did by checking out her agent and saying he would look out for a film part for her . ’ |
| 14 | He said he would reduce regulation ; he did . |
| 15 | He said it would cost industry too much , he wants to keep a low wage , low skill labour force . |
| 16 | He said it would enable Britain to cut its police forces by half . |
| 17 | But he said it could mean duties of managers/owners — such as keeping a hotel plan or ensuring staff are trained to use the fire fighting equipment — implicit in UK laws — would have to be spelt out . |
| 18 | We done everything what you 're supposed to do , Roger and he said it could take days and days for you to get it right ! |