Example sentences of "say the [noun sg] had be " in BNC.
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| 31 | However , Mr Hart said the public had been ‘ ripped off ’ . |
| 32 | Director Nick Hardwick said the charity had been ‘ much heartened ’ by Diana 's support in the past . |
| 33 | Although six per cent said they had , half said the difficulty had been over five years ago . |
| 34 | Councillor James Braid , of St Monans , said the squadron had been destroyed by an MoD accounting exercise and fishermen reassured by the nearby presence of the yellow helicopters faced greater peril . |
| 35 | A spokeswoman said the man had been making door to door calls , asking for donations . |
| 36 | Mr Ensoll said the man had been interviewed by the investigation team , and stressed that he was the only person involved in the inquiry . |
| 37 | The company admitted responsibility , but managing director Peter Barrell said the gauge had been damaged by trespassers . |
| 38 | She said the spending had been criticised by some people as irresponsible . |
| 39 | A Grampian Police spokesman said the incident had been successfully concluded at 2.40pm , adding : ‘ A man was taken into custody and a report will be submitted to the procurator-fiscal . ’ |
| 40 | Tony Scowcroft , press officer for the Plymouth Argyle Supporters Association London Branch , said the pub had been chosen for its good beer , good food and atmosphere . |
| 41 | Chairman Robin Bellis said the year had been one of development and growth for the club . |
| 42 | But Coun Taylor said the budget had been carefully worked out . |
| 43 | The man , who police believe is instrumental in many UFF attacks , said the organisation had been flooded with young people wanting to join since the UDA was banned last August and said that only one major UFF terrorist unit had been lost in security force operations in the last two years . |
| 44 | well you said the brochure had been reprinted |
| 45 | He said the raid had been carried out by a ‘ commando group armed with heavy weapons ’ which had attacked ‘ precise targets ’ . |
| 46 | Mark Turnball , one of the business partners behind Lemmings , said the firm had been running for two years , organising events in many parts of the country . |
| 47 | An NRA spokesman said the spillage had been traced back to the Lartington Treatment Works , where there had been no threat to drinking water . |
| 48 | Mr Midgley said the spillage had been traced to near Lartington treatment works , but there were no reports of wildlife or fish being affected . |
| 49 | A police spokeswoman said the mare had been ‘ subjected to an assault of a sexual nature ’ . |
| 50 | He said the buy-out had been a possibility for some time , but the two sides had only got down to serious discussions in the past few months . |
| 51 | The deputy chief of France 's air and border police , Mr Pierre Quilici , said the warning had been passed on by the Americans several days ago . |
| 52 | Miss Barber said the inquest had been a couple of days before . |
| 53 | Miss Barber said the inquest had been a couple of days before . |
| 54 | Yesterday Mr Olsen said the company had been approached by CITIC about the possible purchase of a holding back in November and the talks had reached a point at which they had had to be made public . |
| 55 | Mrs Holding said the company had been using the chemical to remove PVC from Ferryhill Leisure Centre . |
| 56 | Hungarian radio reported that people arriving from Bucharest said the army had been mobilised and that reservists were called in on Tuesday night . |
| 57 | Harriet Crawley , London Central Euro constituency , said the campaign had been negative and the advertising ‘ dismal and downhearted ’ . |
| 58 | A source close to Leckpatrick said the parting had been ‘ amicable . ’ |
| 59 | Managing director Derek Walklin said the decision had been taken following a review of staff . |
| 60 | Chairman James Unruh said the decision had been painful for Unisys , but that the company saw little choice . |