Example sentences of "[noun sg] say [conj] [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I must have been gradually going off into a faint when I suddenly thought of mother reading the telegram saying that I had been killed in action . |
| 2 | A young soldier said that he had a warrant to search the house . |
| 3 | The man standing by my side said that he had seen them behind the terminal . |
| 4 | The Head of Department said that they had already started to implement the recommendations to them . |
| 5 | The association said that it had heard of several cases in which EHOs had ordered unacceptable action from wine and drinks wholesalers under the 1990 Food Safety Act . |
| 6 | The witness said that he had not been present at the meeting and had agreed that what was said then would not be recorded . |
| 7 | Most of the ‘ masters ’ of torture said that they had been fighting a desperate unseen war , whose atmosphere could not be imagined by people from democracies . |
| 8 | Gerry Wills , the Frampton Rovers manager , gave me a ring to say that he had a proposition that may well be to Athletico 's advantage . |
| 9 | And Anjelica Huston returned to her own home saying that she had been humiliated for the very last time . |
| 10 | A fortnight after being made a minister , this raconteur said that he had joined the Labour Party simply to make sure that ‘ they did nothing too silly ’ . |
| 11 | The council said that it had deposed the President , abolishing his office , and had suspended parliament pending new elections . |
| 12 | To her amazement he took this like a lamb , and then had the effrontery to say that it had been a pleasure working with a businesswoman like her , and if there was anything else he could help her with , she only had to ask ! |
| 13 | Observers from the US National Democratic Institute said that there had been " serious problems " , that voter registration was incomplete , that registers had not been open for inspection , and that Biya had been allocated 142 minutes of coverage on the state-owned television service between Oct. 7 and polling day , while the six opposition candidates shared only 12 minutes . |
| 14 | The Judge said that he had stolen Lady Margaret 's ring , and that she had only bought it that day and the ring was a very expensive diamond . |
| 15 | ‘ It is sufficient to say that in Maskell v. Horner Lord Reading C.J. , referring to these authorities , and in particular to the advice given by Willes J. in Great Western Railway Co. v. Sutton — where that learned judge said that he had ‘ always understood that when a man pays more than he is bound to do by law for performance of a duty which the law says is owed to him for nothing , or for less than he has paid , there is a compulsion or concussion in respect of which he is entitled to recover the excess by condictio indebiti , or action for money had and received ’ — said that ‘ such claims made in this form of action are treated as matters of ordinary practice and beyond discussion . ’ |
| 16 | The Judge said if it had cost one penny more he would have been hanged . |
| 17 | The Girl said that they had been so kind and welcoming ; food all served to them and very good , too , and such comfortable bed-chambers for their use . |
| 18 | One girl said that she had been unable to breathe , and was only able to do so when she covered her face with a pillow . |
| 19 | LATE at night an elderly woman rang Christine Hall to say that she had refused much-needed hospital treatment because she could not leave her dog , Holly . |
| 20 | One teacher said that he had taught his class a rhyme for remembering the days between the two testings . |
| 21 | Amnesty said that it had evidence of children being detained , either on suspicion of illegal political activities , or with their fathers , some of whom were serving heavy sentences for their alleged involvement in the attempted coup of 1981 [ see pp. 31353-54 ; 31563 ] . |
| 22 | The Collector said that he had sold them long ago . |
| 23 | The incident took place in the course of the miners ' strike , within several miles of four collieries , and the policeman in charge said that he had reason to fear that a breach of the peace would occur if the miners continued on their journey . |
| 24 | Sir Gregory had a painful discussion with his wife over how they should react to Pascoe 's snub , in which Lady Roscarrock gave vent to her outrage saying that they had every right to keep both Tristram and Jennifer in custody indefinitely ; but Sir Gregory wanted the whole business settled and finished with , so after a lengthy wrangle he swallowed the family pride and went over to Hill House . |
| 25 | My right hon. Friend said that we had inflation licked in a way that we had not had it licked for years . |
| 26 | Then , obviously wanting to leave us alone , our friend said that he had to go to the village of Lalatta for a short time ; he would be back in twenty minutes , by which time I would have to start making my way back to Lagrimone . |
| 27 | In reply to the main question , my right hon. Friend said that he had had discussions with motor vehicle manufacturers . |
| 28 | The King said that he had considered abdicating over the question of whether to meet Israel face-to-face , but that he believed that attending the talks would add weight to international calls for Israel 's withdrawal from the occupied territories . |
| 29 | Bastian , the independent scholar/dealer , who organised the show together with another independent curator , Werner Spies , says that he is most pleased with the reaction of an old couple from Dresden , who on the first day said that they had been longing to see Picasso 's work for forty years . |
| 30 | All Spike did was call her back from Greece on St Valentine 's day to say that he had to find out who he really was . |