Example sentences of "[noun prp] say he [was/were] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Tempest said he was sorry to receive the news but glad he had taken the trouble to inquire . |
| 2 | Centrepoint director Nick Hardwick said he was optimistic . |
| 3 | Bert said he was tired , but she followed him , and found him standing alone in the room he had shared with Pat . |
| 4 | David said he was pleased the police had decided not the take the matter further . |
| 5 | After the hearing Mike Morley said he was pleased with the judge 's decision . |
| 6 | In another interview , with Italian radio , Mr Gorbachev said he was ready to serve Russia again if the people demanded it . |
| 7 | President Burhanuddin Rabbani said he was ready for talks with any party and described the nearly four-week bombardment around the capital of Kabul as necessary to defend residents . |
| 8 | President Burhanuddin Rabbani said he was ready for talks with any party . |
| 9 | Coroner David Gibbons said he was satisfied that Mr Pollards death was was a tragic accident . |
| 10 | Nannerl said he was handsome as a child , but lost his looks in later life . |
| 11 | Richard said he was sorry . |
| 12 | After the game Swindon boss Glenn Hoddle said he was disappointed by his team 's first half performance . |
| 13 | Nicholson said he was stunned ; he never knew and thus the magazine article did not include this item . |
| 14 | A leading social work official in another part of Scotland said he was concerned that their staff were not properly trained , particularly in the field of disclosure work with children . |
| 15 | Shadow Heritage Secretary Bryan Gould said he was right to quit as he could no longer perform his duties . |
| 16 | Mr Gould said he was prepared to serve under Mr Smith as deputy and invited the Shadow Chancellor to put his name forward as well for the deputy leadership . |
| 17 | Another MP William Powell said he was disappointed Mr Clarke was still committed to the VAT policy . |
| 18 | While Bayfield said he was disappointed with the results , he was pleased to see the London W company returning to profit after a small loss in the first half . |
| 19 | But Hermens said he was confident Krabbe would be cleared after he had talked to leading athletics officials and heard about another report from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) which also classifies the drug as a stimulant . |
| 20 | Mr Stephens said he was uncertain if he was being told the truth by the Government over any hidden agenda on privatisation . |
| 21 | Yesterday Mr Hall said he was dissatisfied with the service he had received from Reg Vardy 's at Houghton-Le-Spring who had sold him the luxury car . |
| 22 | Mrs Anthony said he was wrong and that most unions negotiated pay structures on a percentage basis . |
| 23 | Miss Lucchesi said he was one of her most promising pupils . |
| 24 | Mr Blackburn said he was delighted with the BS5750 part two award ( also known as ISO9002 ) , which was ‘ part of our campaign to raise standards of quality and reliability to the benefit of all our customers . ’ |
| 25 | SCARBOROUGH manager Ray McHale said he was relieved to see his side return to form with a 3–2 victory against Chesterfield at the McCain Stadium on Tuesday . |
| 26 | Two years after the death of his daughter Paula in the crash , Andrew Barnes said he was outraged at the appeal . |
| 27 | But Wayne says he was amazed at how well she took the singing part of Palene , lover of the warrior Spartacus . |
| 28 | He does this by saying things like , ‘ But Brutus says he was ambitious , And Brutus is an honourable man ’ He is saying very sarcastically that Brutus is always right because he is an honourable man . |
| 29 | Dawyck said he was sure I could claim on my insurance . |
| 30 | Dr Jaleel said he was afraid the moves could also hit services offered in different parts of the region covered by a single consortium . |