Example sentences of "said [adv] that [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Polish police said yesterday that they had called in army commandos to help control English fans . |
| 2 | Ali Bacher , managing director of South Africa 's United Cricket Board , said yesterday that they had recommended to the Indian Board of Control that a third umpire assist the standing umpire by viewing the replay in close calls . |
| 3 | Avon County Council said yesterday that it had done everything possible to help the family . |
| 4 | Meanwhile the justice ministry said yesterday that it had barred a judge from investigating how the prime minister , Pierre Beregovoy , came to receive an interest-free loan in 1986 from a financier later charged with insider trading . |
| 5 | The ministry said yesterday that it has had to hand over the file to the European Commission , which is investigating the Rover deal . |
| 6 | Mr Krzysztof Skubiszewski , Polish Foreign Minister , said yesterday that he had reached agreement on financial issues during talks in Warsaw with General Pavel Grachev , Russia 's deputy Defence Minister . |
| 7 | Eddie Tonks , Chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union said yesterday that he had received the reassurance from South African rugby chief Danie Craven . |
| 8 | The leader of Strathclyde Region , Councillor Gerald McGrath , said yesterday that he had ordered an immediate investigation into the comments by David McNeil , the region 's senior depute director of education , to be conducted by Frank Pignatelli , director of education . |
| 9 | He said yesterday that he had changed his mind after the region 's consultants , Watson Hawksley and Environmental Management , produced a study which showed that land disposal was viable . |
| 10 | The wife of the detained dissident , Sasha Vondra , said yesterday that she had had no news of her husband for three weeks . |
| 11 | A Yorkshire miner said retrospectively that he 'd wanted Scargill 's successor in Yorkshire , Jack Taylor , to match Scargill . |
| 12 | He said later that he 'd lost them . |
| 13 | Lenny McLean said later that he had had to give the chap a ‘ right and a left ’ because he was still in a wild , uncontrolled state . |
| 14 | The painter said frankly that he had told Mauve : ‘ I could work from his ( Vincent 's ) studies myself . ’ |
| 15 | He said flatly that she had upset Eileen and brought on premature labour . |
| 16 | He said simply that he had known where to go for it , and moved on to explain that when Hal MacQuillan made a bid for the paper it was supposed to be his personal fortune that was financing it . |
| 17 | ‘ Would n't it be lovely if Terry was one of them ? ’ a colleague said , but Sarah said quietly that she had received a letter from him and knew when he would arrive . |
| 18 | But said too that he 'd married her in church and he 'd promised to look after her always . ’ |
| 19 | The leader of the MPs ' delegation , Sir Rhodes Boyson , the former local government minister , said afterwards that they had asked for an extra £650m to offset the sums which some local councils will have to raise in poll tax to the pay their contribution to the nation-wide poll tax safety net . |
| 20 | He said afterwards that he had understood Terry had come out just to allow him to reach his goal , but it was an unfortunate end to a splendid innings , which made him the first English batsman since Barrington in 1967 to score three consecutive centuries in a series . |
| 21 | But Mr Foley said afterwards that he had had several discussions over the last few weeks with Mr Clinton and he had not been asked if he wanted such an appointment . |
| 22 | The Dushanbe garrison commander ( CIS armed forces ) , Col. Vyacheslav Zabolotny , said afterwards that he had ordered tanks to the KGB headquarters to stop the violence which threatened to erupt when demonstrators attempted to break in to the building . |
| 23 | English Nature said afterwards that it had taken the case to the Lords in search of a definitive ruling . |