Example sentences of "said [that] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Barter said that despite a history of depression he had to record an open verdict . |
| 2 | Yesterday , the Rev John Russell , the committee 's chairman , said that with a slump in the number of parish ministers from 2,750 in 1929 to 1,259 in 1991 , there was no slack left for a further reduction in parish work . |
| 3 | Doug McGilvray , Weldex 's managing director , said that at a stroke , the move had removed its biggest competitor in Scotland and doubled its own crane-hire fleet . |
| 4 | Mr Wilcox said that at a time of increased pressures to reduce public spending , new strategies on housing were needed urgently . |
| 5 | The prophet was right when he said that without a vision the people perish . |
| 6 | The complainant , a partner in a small practice from south of Manchester , said that during a meeting one of the company 's representatives , Mr Hoy , effectively said that the Institute was satisfied with Channel 7 's marketing approach from an ethical point of view . |
| 7 | He said that as a boy at school he had such experiences and wondered whether they were like Michael 's . |
| 8 | Mum said that as a Christian She was not going to write me a note when there was n't anything wrong with me and that I was to remember that we Christians are the light of the world . |
| 9 | After being shown around the factory , Mr Hunt said that as a father of four he had had cause to be thankful for the company 's products . |
| 10 | His solicitor , Stephen Wilcock , said that as a result of the court 's decision , Mr Smith could be forced to leave the family 's home at Low Raindale Farm , Stape , near Pickering . |
| 11 | It said that as a result of these investigations the committee was satisfied that there was no evidence of Londonderry Corporation being guilty of discrimination . |
| 12 | Chief executive Pierre Bonelli said that as a result , the company was able to concentrate on vertical markets , where it holds a leading position , such as defence . |
| 13 | The director-general of the South African Chamber of Business said that as a result of the speech , there would be a shift in overseas perceptions of South Africa , which was an essential first step towards a resumption of foreign investment . |
| 14 | The talks had taken place in a remarkably cordial atmosphere , and at a joint press conference at their conclusion on May 4 , de Klerk declared that he regarded the working document [ see below ] as " an important breakthrough in the peaceful process " , while Mandela said that as a result " not only are we closer to one another , but we are all of us victors " . |
| 15 | The NSP said that as a result of the discovery it had arrested 62 people on charges of violating the National Security Law and the Military Secrets Protection Law . |
| 16 | Under cross-examination from Alan Gore , a barrister representing one of the dead drivers , he said that as a result one of the options had been amended . |
| 17 | The court did not inquire into the nature of his departure from the instructions , and said that as a quasi-arbitrator all he had to do was to act honestly . |
| 18 | The team said that within a decade winter ozone losses over the northern hemisphere would be double those recorded by the end of the 1980s . |
| 19 | Emil surveyed the finished dining room with a critical eye and said that after a week I would Probably be able to fold a napkin tidily . |
| 20 | But ANC officials said that after a meeting with police , Mr Mandela had decided not to attend the funeral because of increased tension in the Table Mountain district , outside Pietermaritzburg . |
| 21 | To Wishart , Minton said that in a hangover state he sometimes felt as if his eyeballs had been pulled out , tied in a very complicated knot and pushed back with the knots intact . |
| 22 | Adeniyi said that in a survey of 93 scientists and engineers from Nigeria who attended overseas courses on remote sensing , only 22 were in a position to apply the knowledge that they had obtained . |
| 23 | Earlier Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes said that in a month Mr Lamont could announce proposals which would make 10 million people ineligible for legal aid yet at the same time he had been ‘ allowed £4,000 , his own private legal aid scheme , to pay his own private bill for an entirely private matter ’ . |
| 24 | About one of these ‘ The Vandalist ’ which was presented by ACT Theatre Company and which is an adaptation of , one reviewer in a national paper said that in a festival abroad it would be the talk of the town . |