Example sentences of "[n mass] said [that] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The C.C. said that they called him in to look at the body . |
| 2 | And 32% said that they set up because they saw ‘ an opportunity too good to miss ’ , compared with only 25% of men . |
| 3 | Of CRUS 's respondents , 39% said that they had a training officer , while 32% of our sample indicated that a designated or nominated officer ( or specified training team ) spent at least one-quarter of their time on training . |
| 4 | In a questionnaire follow up of mainly polysymptomatic patients ( median duration nine years , 70% response ) the number of severe and frequent symptoms had reduced from five to one per patient more than six months after inpatient investigation and 38% said that they were well or almost well . |
| 5 | Some people said that their incomes were so low that they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 6 | Many people said that they had an enjoyable afternoon and made a significant dent in their Christmas shopping list ; it was really nice to see so many members there . |
| 7 | In both surveys , the great majority of people said that they favoured the plan . |
| 8 | Several people said that they had been asked to lecture to a wide range of students and colleagues on the subject of their particular disability , or disability in general . |
| 9 | A further eight people said that they had been helped to gain access to training by an influential person . |
| 10 | Both during training and after qualifying some people said that they had been encouraged by senior colleagues to work with disabled people or in areas of medicine of low prestige . |
| 11 | Only two people said that there would be no difference of any kind if there were no school in the community . |
| 12 | People said that she was as wild as the Moor itself and just as changeable . |
| 13 | People said that she had become nicer , quieter , but harder to get at than ever , if you knew what they meant . |
| 14 | One or two people said that you were n't in the Americans ' league . ‘ |
| 15 | ‘ Some people said that he 'd have to change his style when he turned professional , but so far he 's stuck to his natural game , and he has n't done badly with it so far . |
| 16 | He had insisted on living in Auckland Castle though some people said that it was absurd for the Bishop of Durham to be saddled with such a pile . |
| 17 | Before Laventhol & Horwath , people said that it would never happen ; now they know that it can . |
| 18 | People said that it was when his father died , rather than when his long suffering wife did , that George 's drink problem got out of control . |
| 19 | The environmental pressure group Glasgow For People said that it had called on MPs to urge Strathclyde to cancel its plans for Glasgow road projects costing more than £200 million . |
| 20 | Staff said that they felt more inclined to offer services if they were not assuming sole responsibility for an individual 's welfare but could ‘ share the burden ’ . |
| 21 | Of British respondents , 57% said that they could influence national and local government . |