Example sentences of "he said [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People who did n't like him said he was very sarcastic , but he always seemed to me to be a most sensitive and competent man . |
| 2 | Pressed on the justification for killing non-combatant musicians at Deal , he added : ‘ Your Minister of Defence gave the answer to that when he said they were marines first and musicians second . ’ |
| 3 | Those blokes he said they were weird . |
| 4 | In a more direct moment , he said they were : ‘ The loudest , fastest , freshest guitar group in England . ’ |
| 5 | I still did n't really understand when he said they were lesbians . |
| 6 | He said they were hungry ; but need anyone be hungry in the forest ? ’ |
| 7 | He said they were good to him whenever they saw him but often he did n't choose to let them see him . |
| 8 | David Norman used his words more precisely when he said they were ectothermic reptiles which were able to keep their bodies at a constant temperature ‘ by being very large and living in a warm , mild climate . ’ |
| 9 | He said they were under ‘ some considerable stress ’ . |
| 10 | When confronted by Diana he said they were a ‘ gesture of friendship ’ . |
| 11 | He said they were concentrating on producing a synthetic alternative . |
| 12 | He said they were reacting to public pressure , and that the majority of people did not support Sunday opening . |
| 13 | Pipkin was right when he said they were n't fighters . |
| 14 | But he said they were Miss Lipman 's orders . |
| 15 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 16 | There was a man who spoke a bit of English and he said they were going to send for a doctor , but I told them you suffered from fits and you 'd be all right . ’ |
| 17 | He said they were just kids . |
| 18 | ‘ He said they were perfect . |
| 19 | He said they were the self-indulgent ramblings of a patches-on-the-elbow peasant , and who the hell did he think he was anyway ? |
| 20 | He said they were n't waterproof . ’ |
| 21 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
| 22 | He said they were consistent with a series of heavy blows by heavy objects and kicks . |
| 23 | He said they were so shocking he could n't even bear to repeat them . ’ |
| 24 | He said they were helped by gypsies to get out of Romania and through Hungary . |
| 25 | ‘ He said they were Diconal . ’ |
| 26 | He said they were concerned about discrimination , particularly in work and education . |
| 27 | The officers also discovered a syringe on Jones but when asked about the drugs he said they were not his . |
| 28 | He said they were facing particularly strong competition from a Korean consortium , but he was confident Cleveland 's reputation for reliability would prove the decisive factor . |
| 29 | He said they were criminally reckless with matches and lit hay . |
| 30 | And erm he he said it 's stupid , he said they were given all this and it 's the homework it 's nothing to do with the revision you 've got to do in his the exams ! |