Example sentences of "say as [pers pn] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I saw Slater heading out the door with some rug-chested young Romeo , " Mr Hunter said as they got to the second-floor landing in the big house . |
| 2 | the seneschal said as they came to the steps and went down them . |
| 3 | ‘ There it is , ’ Diane said as they moved to the rail . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're looking less peaky , ’ he said as she came to a halt on the slope a few yards below . |
| 5 | She was sure that Doc D would approve of the Caroline Charles electric blue evening suit ( above , right ) : ‘ What a wonderful colour , darling , ’ he said as she walked to the table . |
| 6 | ‘ In the past , ’ he said as he returned to Robbie 's side , ‘ she 's been accustomed to sleeping at the foot of my bed . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ he said as he sat to the table . |
| 8 | ‘ Make out we have n't seen him , ’ Otley said as he pretended to be searching for something in the grass . |
| 9 | Carried by some freak of the acoustics of the place or by the mist , Jotan 's voice said as it seemed to Alexei in his ear , ‘ If you move or call out , I shall kill you . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm all right , just felt dizzy , that 's all , ’ I said as I got to my feet and collected my belongings . |
| 11 | I must say I suddenly got pretty apprehensive about what my aunt and uncle would say as they listened to my stammering explanation . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's too late , Doctor ! ’ he heard Rosheen say as she slumped to the ground . |