Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] [conj] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | So when Bernard rang and said that he and Colette would be away for a fortnight — would I like a break ? — I moved in to babysit their cottage by the sea . |
| 2 | Caroline turned from a conversation as Maggie passed and said in a conspiratorial whisper . |
| 3 | The sweat that had begun in anticipation of what she might encounter in the street now ran in fear of her mother 's rage ; Nunzia 's eyes had gone hard and wrinkled like black olive pips when Rosa had produced the plover , and she had clucked impatiently with her tongue when Rosa lied and said her grandfather had shot it and presented it to her . |
| 4 | She smiled and straightened as Greg approached and said : ‘ It looks as if you 've cheered him up . ’ |
| 5 | I was astonished , therefore , when Jean-Claude sighed and said : ‘ Those were the days ! ’ |