Example sentences of "[noun] said as they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm going back this afternoon , ’ Ellen said as they stood at the bar , watched by every eye in the place . |
| 2 | ‘ Funny mood they 're in ’ Delia Sutherland said as they drove towards Home Dairy . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr McQuaid 's room is ready , ’ Maggie said as they prepared to take their leave for the night . |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Lawler will be upset that I 'm only bringing him eight brace , but I did my best , ’ Maggie said as they pulled away . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank God , it 's stopped raining , ’ Maggie said as they stepped onto the pavement . |
| 6 | ‘ I tried the bell at the front , ’ Pete said as they went in through a whitewashed scullery . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll be looking out for you , ’ Rose said as they kissed . |
| 8 | ‘ Tell me , ’ Harry said as they neared the station , ‘ if I had n't found that letter last night and thrown you out , would you have told me all this ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We can learn a lot from animals , ’ Vic said as they walked towards Mr Zamoyski 's shop . |
| 10 | ‘ I want you to dine with me tomorrow night , ’ Damian said as they left Cartier 's and strolled along the marble corridors . |
| 11 | " Poor Miss Poraway , " Quentin said as they washed the tea dishes , and Lavinia — not feeling agreeably disposed towards Miss Poraway — did not say anything . |
| 12 | ‘ There it is , ’ Diane said as they moved to the rail . |
| 13 | Diane said as they walked back towards the pickup . |
| 14 | ‘ You know so much about farming , ’ Theodora said as they were on the point of parting . |
| 15 | ‘ Il Foro Romano , ’ Nicolo said as they shot by a clutch of tumbled white marble ruins . |
| 16 | " I saw Slater heading out the door with some rug-chested young Romeo , " Mr Hunter said as they got to the second-floor landing in the big house . |
| 17 | ‘ We ca n't walk three abreast , ’ Claudia said as they emerged into the lane filled with people . |
| 18 | ‘ Good , ’ Lord Deverill said as they drew up . |
| 19 | ‘ It must be below zero , Albert said as they ran across the yard to the barn and the stables . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's not ill , just scared stiff , ’ Albert said as they went into the yard . |
| 21 | I think I 'll have an early night , ’ Robbie said as they entered the cabin . |
| 22 | ‘ Not direct , ’ Newman said as they approached the car park . |
| 23 | ‘ I think your past is terribly romantic , ’ Madeleine said as they walked slowly up the staircase . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a pity we have n't time to visit the wall on this trip , ’ Roman said as they entered their suite . |
| 25 | ‘ I saw the pictures in the newspapers , but they did n't give the overall extent of the damage , ’ Laura said as they walked along . |
| 26 | ‘ Come and see me on Thursday , as usual , my dear , ’ Miss Hatherby said as they walked back across the terrace . |
| 27 | ‘ Things no better , I assume , ’ Weasel said as they tramped down the stairs , deftly avoiding those treads which had rotted . |
| 28 | ‘ It could backfire , of course , ’ Dr Russell said as they walked towards the front steps together . |
| 29 | ‘ She had many admirers , ’ the old mother said as they neared the house in a tone of puzzlement and of mourning . |
| 30 | Quiss said as they came closer to where he had dumped the mendacious scullion in the cauldron . |