Example sentences of "[noun prp] say [conj] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Unit 's forester Andy Powell said that because of the changing nature of agriculture the need to remove hedgerows for farming efficiency is now less important . |
| 2 | A statement from the company 's offices at Dartford said that because of the Arts Council cut it had to go into voluntary liquidation . |
| 3 | In the company 's defence , the NRA said that because of a regional water shortage , less water had been used by the plant , at the request of the local water authority . |
| 4 | To a boy who declares himself stuck about what colour to use , he says : ‘ Well , Sickert said that when in doubt put a little of the last colour into the next colour you use , and that gives harmony : it does n't work to use a colour in isolation — white and black are the two parents , red in isolation can appear like a wound in the picture — it 's like friendships , we all know the awful consequences if a new person joins a group and the friendships are n't mixed through , it 's the same with colours . ’ |
| 5 | A spokesperson for the DoE said that because of the large number of people who use the park , they had no plans at present to lock it . |
| 6 | Donnellan said that if at any time she 'd wanted him to stop , he would have done . |
| 7 | Dismissing the judicial review applications , Mr Justice Popplewell said that although by tracing the matter through the documents it was plain to see how the mistake had occurred , it was not an obvious clerical mistake ( as the Crown contended ) that the Court could correct as a matter of construction without recourse to rectification . |