Example sentences of "said [pers pn] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked me to a cocktail-party to which I did n't want to go , so I said I had a cold which was n't true at the time but knowing my chest I guessed that I should have a bronchial cough at any moment and so I did . |
| 2 | For example , it said I had a daughter called Samantha ( which is not true ) , and it said that I had a Citroen car ( which I do n't — I drive a Renault ) and that I spent three years at the Royal College of Art painting ten-inch red stripes on a piece of canvas and then it quoted me and it said : ' ’ I do n't know why we did it , ’ says Terry . |
| 3 | Now , I must confess I had n't seen much of Mr Wogan before I met him because , when I got my television set at Low Birk Hatt , Richard Megstone , the nice young gentleman who looked after the Youth Hostel in Baldersdale and kindly took care of my electrical things , said I had a choice — either BBC1 or Channel 4 . |
| 4 | ‘ One day he returned home to Chamalières and said I had a job with Michel and Pierre for £1.50 a month . |
| 5 | She said I had a letter this morning |
| 6 | Who said I had a chip ? |
| 7 | She said I got a watch mum , I said I know . . |
| 8 | if you said I made a suggestion , what sort of word would that be ? |
| 9 | I said I wanted to be best man , I said I wanted a church wedding . |
| 10 | I said I wanted a tree did n't I ? |
| 11 | If I said I needed a member of the cast to be doused with a bucket of water , he would be the first to volunteer ; he was game for anything . |
| 12 | So I was a bit nicer at supper-time and said I needed a bath ( which I did ) . |
| 13 | And I said to them I said I watched a film last night called Savage Sea . |
| 14 | Liz said I won a raffle prize . |
| 15 | And she said you got a microwave Ange ? |
| 16 | and er , Miss I told Mrs that I ca n't write and she goes you 'd better write dear she said you got a test , I said it 's not my fault I 've got a , a sore hand she , I goes |
| 17 | and er , Miss I told Mrs that I ca n't write and she goes you 'd better write dear she said you got a test , I said it 's not my fault I 've got a , a sore hand she , I goes |
| 18 | And say he 's round about the fortyish age and we spoke to him last week and I said you got a job yet ? |
| 19 | He said , " That boy at the counter said you got a stage ticket . " |
| 20 | ‘ She said you had a chill on the kidneys and you 'd be in bed for a few days yet . |
| 21 | Shelley said , ‘ I thought you said you had a clinic today ? |
| 22 | ‘ I thought you said you had a lot of respect for him as a reporter ? ’ |
| 23 | He wanted to speak to you but I said you had a string of interviews , so he coughed up to me , nae bother . |
| 24 | and you said you had a letter . |
| 25 | ‘ You said you wanted a fight , ’ Patsy replied , circling round his enraged brother . |
| 26 | Ashington 's not in the bathroom , come on , downstairs please , Bryony while we 're up here lets you go to the loo , you might as well , look when your upstairs already , you said you needed a wee so you might as well go now while we 're upstairs |
| 27 | I said you paid a lot for it that 's |
| 28 | His wife Ina , 64 , said she heard a scuffle going on outside , but when she got to the door the two youths had already fled . |
| 29 | ‘ No , the neighbour said she heard a noise and thought Minnie was being burgled so her son got through the window and let her in . |
| 30 | Cecilia Darne , who lived round the corner , said she heard a bell toll once at about eight in the morning . |