Example sentences of "said [prep] the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said of The Old School House : ‘ The food is refreshingly simple in concept , but is cooked with originality and flair . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been very pleased to meet you , ’ Mother said to the old gentleman , when it was time for him to leave . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm terribly sorry , ’ the driver said to the old lady . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he said to the old servant woman . |
| 5 | ‘ This is him , Fagin , ’ the Dodger said to the old man . |
| 6 | And I said to the old man I says , er well that 's it now . |
| 7 | ‘ Now I shall not be long , ’ she said to the old figure in the great bed . |