Example sentences of "said [adv] [prep] [pos pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Julie said yesterday at her Imperial Hotel in Swansea : ‘ You 've got to laugh — otherwise you 'd go under . |
2 | Rachel said courteously to her other guests , ‘ Any suggestions then ? |
3 | ‘ Women have babies , ’ I said firmly to my redeeming friend , ‘ so it 's men who have to decide about spending money , such as money on restaurant bills . ’ |
4 | ‘ Three portions of plaice and some chips , please , ’ he said firmly in his pleasant baritone voice . |
5 | ‘ Water will find its level , ’ he said softly of his divided opponents ' noisy threats , never carried out , to vote him from office . |
6 | ‘ And besides , ’ he said ruefully to their raised eyebrows , ‘ I 'm too short in the temper . |