Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] say on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deputy Prime Minister Narcís Serra Serra said on July 11 : " The only thing that they have to do is to stop killing . " |
| 2 | There was , however , growing pressure from radical groups for Iran to form such an Islamic alliance ; former Interior Minister Ali Akbar Mohtashemi said on Jan. 20 that " the Iranian nation has a religious duty to rise for a jihad " [ see also p. 37696 ] . |
| 3 | Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi said on Jan. 22 that the USA was also to provide Israel with battle reports , logistical information and instantaneous " real-time " satellite reconnaissance data under a " joint co-ordination apparatus " . |
| 4 | The FLN secretary-general Abdelhamid Mehri said on May 9 that the repossessions would be challenged in the courts . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh dear , oh dear , ’ Miss Williams said on an indrawn breath . |
| 6 | Countries making commitments in August to the multinational force , apart from the USA and those European and Arab countries as described above , included ( i ) Canada , a NATO member country , which announced on Aug. 10 that it would send two destroyers and a supply ship , to arrive by September ; ( ii ) Australia , whose Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced after a telephone conversation with Bush on Aug. 10 that two frigates and a supply ship would be sent ( a decision endorsed by the Cabinet on Aug. 14 ) ; ( iii ) Pakistan , which had some 90,000 nationals working in Kuwait , and whose President Ghulam Ishaq Khan said on Aug. 13 that it would send troops to protect the Moslem holy places , with a first contingent to leave on Aug. 17 and a total commitment expected to number 5,000-8,000 ; and ( iv ) Bangladesh , which on Aug. 15 announced a commitment in principle to send troops to Saudi Arabia numbering some 5,000 in all . |
| 7 | Syria 's Information Minister Mohammad Salman said on Jan. 27 , however , that Syria was not in favour of an international peace conference " which would examine all the regional issues because there were no links between these issues " . |
| 8 | Thames TV chief executive Richard Dunn said on Sunday : ‘ The new channel will get a fast and economic start by using one of Thames ’ Astra transponders and by the use of some of Thames ' broadcasting assets . ’ |
| 9 | In spite of the strangeness of Eliot 's behaviour , however , few people begrudged him the happiness which in personal relations he had never experienced before : " He obviously needed to have a happy marriage , " Valerie Eliot said on a later occasion , " He could n't die until he had had it " . |
| 10 | Ukrainian Prime Minister Vitold Fokin said on Jan. 29 that Ukraine would pay its share of the Soviet Union 's foreign debt ( 16.37 per cent ) independently . |
| 11 | Responding to calls by GATT 's Director-General Arthur Dunkel for greater flexibility , the EC Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry said on Dec. 3 that " the only flexibility I have is in explaining in detail the impact which the [ 30 per cent ] reductions in internal supports will have on our export restitutions and market access " . |
| 12 | Although Boutros Ghali 's appointment was internationally welcomed , Israel 's Prime Minister , Itzhak Shamir said on Nov. 22 that it would further diminish Israel 's standing in the UN . |
| 13 | French President François Mitterrand said on Feb. 7 that France had decided to moderate some of its nuclear arms programmes . |
| 14 | Deputy Prime Minister Zivko Pregl said on Jan. 21 that the outcome of the congress would not affect the government 's plans to press ahead with legislation to change the federal Constitution and create the conditions for a multiparty system , and he observed that the LCY in future " will be relevant to the extent that it succeeds in elections which will be direct and secret " . |
| 15 | The Oil Minister Hamud Abdullah al Raqaba said on May 11 that 100 oilwell fires had been extinguished and the wells brought under control [ see pp. 37988 ; 38119 ; 38166 ] . |
| 16 | Oil Minister Hamud Abdullah al Raqaba said on Aug. 13 that the government expected to bring up to 21 oil fires per week under control following the arrival of new firefighting equipment . |
| 17 | Replying to common criticism that Margaret Thatcher tended to be a one-woman band , Mr Baker said on BBC television 's On the Record : ‘ I think there will be a growing amount of Cabinet discussion . |
| 18 | UK Defence Secretary Tom King said on Feb. 28 that the UK would provide special containers and vehicles to help Russia move and dispose of nuclear weapons . |
| 19 | All would be revealed , Mr Gorbachev said on national television , for the Soviet people had a right to know . |
| 20 | French President Mitterrand said on Jan. 15 that " France is not ready to bow to American demands , nor to submit to the interests of any other country , and will not give way " . |
| 21 | Mr Reynolds said he was ‘ disturbed ’ by the content of what Sir Hugh said on Wednesday and rebuked him for ‘ going public ’ . |
| 22 | Asked about Labour 's attitude if it were the largest party , Mr Gould said on London Weekend Television that Mr Kinnock would accept the invitation to form a Government , would draw up a legislative programme and would put it to Parliament . |
| 23 | Sir Anthony said on the BBC 's World at One : ‘ I almost certainly will challenge her in the first round if no one else comes forward . |
| 24 | In a blunt appraisal of Ukraine 's financial interests , Deputy Prime Minister Igor Yukhnovsky said on Nov. 9 that " Ukraine had no reason to disarm itself free of charge " as " missiles could reasonably be sold to those countries which will pay most for them " . |
| 25 | Merchant Navy Minister Carlo Vizzini said on April 11 that an official inquiry would start immediately and that the accident appeared to have been caused by human error . |
| 26 | Mr Ashdown said on the BBC 's Election Call : ‘ It remains our view that we should honour the rights of passport holders in Hong Kong . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Koc said on a visit to Dr Crockett 's surgery he saw him hand a cheque to Mr Ata Nur Kuntar . |
| 28 | Mr Koc said on a visit to Dr Crockett 's surgery he saw him hand a cheque to Mr Ata Nur Kuntar . |
| 29 | A spokesperson for President Walesa said on June 4 that the files had been selective and that the material was " to a large degree fabricated " . |
| 30 | US President Bush said on Feb. 8 that King Hussein " seems to have moved over , way over , to [ Iraqi President ] Saddam Hussein 's camp " . |