Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [noun] but said " in BNC.
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| 1 | Royal aides described her as being ‘ on good form ’ at the lunch and reception before the Garter ceremony but said at her age she decided it could be tiring to attend . |
| 2 | The Education Department would not comment directly on the court case but said it would be the responsibility of head teachers and school governors to see that tests went ahead as planned . |
| 3 | Mr Guest insisted his company was dedicated to improving safety and speeding up the traffic flow but said there was no need for new measures to result in a loss of custom . |
| 4 | Addressing a special session of the Cortes ( parliament ) on Feb. 1 , Alfonso Guerra , who at no time condoned his brother 's alleged activities , acknowledged that Juan had used the government office but said that this was because he was helping him as deputy secretary of the PSOE , and he denied that private activities had been carried out in the office in his presence or with his knowledge . |
| 5 | Local MP Bernard Jenkin was equally unwilling to second-guess the Boundary Commission but said : ‘ I can assure you there will be three solid Tory seats in the area instead of two . ’ |
| 6 | ERA presented all this evidence to Glasgow District Council who finally admitted that there was a problem with the housing stock but said they had not got the money to put things right . |