Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] said that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again the solicitor representing them said that there was not and that his clients had put him in difficulties , as he had only been given instructions a week before . |
| 2 | ‘ And you say she said that eagles of Callanish carry a burden and that for some it is hard … ’ and her voice drifted into a distance . |
| 3 | I do n't know they said that no names are mentioned |
| 4 | Do you do you think you said that you 're not sure whether the milkman comes round the flats . |
| 5 | Well you know I mean you said that they did a couple of lines just to say something about |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't believe I said that , ’ he returned mildly as they took their seats . |
| 7 | When this happened you said that I should call on the spirit of the wood . |
| 8 | Like millions of Americans I was watching the debate on television and , like millions of Americans , I leapt out of my seat yelling something like : ‘ I ca n't believe he said that … |
| 9 | Okay now you remember I said that the key concept in our modern understanding of sex and sexual behaviour . |
| 10 | I think that 's the trouble with Christmas , I said to Rob , in a way , I said I hope when I get to mum and dad 's age I wo n't expect my children to think oh god you got to go there for you know I said that I 'd love to just once take the kids away and go somewhere |
| 11 | And you know she said that er I was telling you about ? |
| 12 | Okay well I know I know you said that you were looking at one or two other things and quite honestly I would expect you to be . |
| 13 | Then the other argument as I can see is that they 've led me to believe , I don I know you said that it 's automatic twelve month ban , but we just accepted that because I was led to believe that my job was safe . |
| 14 | ‘ Er — I know you said that you were the one asking the questions , and you 've every right , of course , ’ she added hastily , ‘ but — hmm — when did you find out that I was n't a journalist — that Cara was Mrs Barnaby Stewart . |
| 15 | You know you said that Rob is very good on |
| 16 | remember you said that thirty five of that would of been ours any way |
| 17 | In the first model of the mind , remember we said that the unconscious was everything that was either primarily unconscious , could never become conscious , or had been forced into the unconscious by th by means of repression . |
| 18 | When he returned he said that he had only £15 but could get the balance ‘ in a few days ’ . |
| 19 | You know , I mean I know he said that the best thing , decision we ever made was not to go to erm Raynes Park because the wicket really has deteriorated on that , but he has a lot of contacts and things . |
| 20 | I occasionally hear it said that the Institute 's technical policies are determined by the Secretariat in concert with the big London firms , and that the district societies no longer have any say in the matter . |
| 21 | Now you hear it said that we are going to live with stable currencies or even with a single currency for Europe ; that recovery will be slow ; that inflation will stay down while interest rates stay up — poison for precious metals . |
| 22 | One sometimes hears it said that this or that innovation is not a matter of extra resources but of new attitudes or different ways of working . |
| 23 | McCurbin died of asphyxiation from pressure applied to the neck , but the police who arrested him said that they thought he was faking as he struggled for life . |
| 24 | A High Commission official has interviewed Selahattin Ozberk , 30 , and a doctor who examined him said that he is potentially suicidal and has scars which appear to be from beatings in Turkey . |
| 25 | th th the building went ahead and people every year or two sometimes twice in a year get flooded and they get sewages the the sewer with the volume of rain water they ca n't otherwise get away , but it brings to light what happens i i i in the ditches and , and the waterways that are spread across the direction of Airport and then out into the river when the tide is low because the switches close when the tide comes in and basically er and this is up to date information the information that I have is that the channels are the responsibility of the er you know responsibilities are either kept cleared or not clogged up and in connection with the , with the incident I , I did hear it said that in , in a place where once said it usually counts that possibly and more than the that the first flood was due because the drains and the ditches could n't take the volume of water after they were cleared and things have been pretty reasonable erm since that time , so it would seem to confirm what , what I have to say about keeping clear erm but it may be that authorities that were n't responsible had the job of cleaning them , I do n't know . |
| 26 | ‘ But hold on , ’ we can hear you say , ‘ I thought you said that you walked on weekends and played tennis and squash . ’ |
| 27 | Sorry , I thought you said that each of them was in all the rest of them and each of them was coloured by the host . |
| 28 | Yeah , and I thought you said that you 'd scrapped all that ? |
| 29 | D' ya know , I thought she said that I were n't coming |
| 30 | When asked she said that she would like her mother to stay with her and would prefer the nurse to obtain any necessary information from her mother . |