Example sentences of "was [pers pn] who said " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were in the lane after Sacco left , ’ said Nooty , ‘ and it was getting really cold and Dorcas said to take him the other side of the hedge and , well , it was me who said you can see rabbits in this field sometimes , and he said find a rabbit-hole . |
| 2 | I think it was you who said it was " like digging in treacle " . |
| 3 | ‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself . |
| 4 | It was you who said that . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , it was you who said that — ’ |
| 6 | And I stuck it in there and I , I figured it had been there now for what eighteen months and I think it was you who said oh give it another six months |
| 7 | Then she ran to find Ferdinando to tell him and they embraced and it was he who said , ‘ She is an angel ! ’ of Mrs Browning and Wilson realised she had expressed not a word of gratitude . |
| 8 | Who was it who said that the Irish took the English language and threw the words up in the air just to see how they all sparkled as they came tumbling down ? |
| 9 | And who was it who said that when he agreed to play the Devil in the Witches of Eastwick , it was because he had been practising for the role all his life ? |
| 10 | ‘ Who was it who said something about the lady arguing too much ? ’ |
| 11 | Cos , who was it who said to me are you taping us ? |