Example sentences of "said [pers pn] did not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I said I did not have the sum he drew me even further into a corner . |
| 2 | I said I did not know — I did n't know what I was letting myself in for . |
| 3 | He was very drowsy , and as I had no intention of letting him wake himself up with a conversation on my private life or anything else , I said I did not believe in mixing business and pleasure , and , as I hoped , the cliché put him to sleep . |
| 4 | And I felt and I said I did not kill her and I was the murderer and Shameer said check hit me but she did n't it felt like a hit and you do n't accidentally do that do you ? |
| 5 | In Matthew chapter nine , in verse thirteen Jesus said I did not come to call the righteous but sinners . |
| 6 | ‘ Unfortunately , his personal secretary said she did not think he could become actively involved , but I am writing to the Prime Minister Mr Major and George Howard , the Environment Secretary , seeking their support . ’ |
| 7 | Slim Annette , who weighs just eight and a half stones , said she did not fulfil everyone 's idea of a dame . |
| 8 | Blanche smiled and said she did not mean that , but the reference to Colombian cocaine barons and the mafia . |
| 9 | She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash . |
| 10 | She said she did not want any fuss , that she was fine , and everyone over there has been marvellous . ’ |
| 11 | Mrs Knight said she did not want to part with her belongings but was ‘ dumbfounded ’ by Bruce 's actions . |
| 12 | She said she did not want any birthday presents unless they could be enjoyed by everyone , so her friends spent £500 on young trees and got permission to plant them around the town . |
| 13 | Sinead , 25 , who has donated her £500,000 Hollywood home to charity , said she did not regret tearing up the picture . |
| 14 | Frederica said she did not make associations between colours and other systems like alphabets or days of the week . |
| 15 | Relating that to Labour 's ‘ unprecendented mass conversion ’ to moderation in Brighton last week , Mrs Thatcher said she did not believe her opponents now stood for home ownership , strong defence and financial rectitude . |
| 16 | The widow of another exUDR man allegedly murdered with Casey 's help said she did not believe the allegations . |
| 17 | She said — she said she did not understand a word you said , either of you . ’ |
| 18 | Coun. Mrs Town said she did not see the difference between a severe hardship permit and a special badge , and accused the council officers of ‘ just playing with words ’ . |
| 19 | She said she did not accept under-fives at school received true nursery education as they had inadequate resources and the pupil-teacher ratio could be three times that at nursery schools . |
| 20 | Lawyers said she did not have a good relationship with the father and the prospect that he may return to the family home prompted her action under the 1989 Children Act . |
| 21 | She said she did not report the rape because he had destroyed her faith in the police force . |
| 22 | Rosemary who had a caesarian operation just four months earlier , said she did not touch Carssier She told the tribunal , just look at me ! |
| 23 | When she said she did not know ( which was true , for a long time ) they did not believe her . |
| 24 | Last night a Liverpool spokeswoman said she did not know Souness 's precise plans for today . |
| 25 | Rain said she did not know . |
| 26 | When Mr Leckey asked whether the fact Moore telephoned her three times before the killings and once afterwards showed there was ‘ something special in the relationship ’ , she said she did not know why he called . |
| 27 | And in fact , though perhaps it is shocking to admit it , we took some advantage of this dreadful argument during the campaign : we said we did not want to bring personalities into the election , but of course it was important that members of the Council should be responsible people who would not take advantage of their ‘ special position ’ . |
| 28 | Then came the day of joy when doctors at Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital said they did not expect any more problems . |
| 29 | System builders that Microprocessor Report spoke to at Comdex last month said they did not expect volume production of Intel Corp 's Pentium chip until mid-1993 at best , suggesting the part has slipped another few months . |
| 30 | On Aug. 1 , a Central Bank began operation , but the authorities said they did not intend to introduce an independent currency to replace the South African Rand until 1992 . |