Example sentences of "shake his [noun sg] [conj] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commando who had put the bomb into the mortar looked across at the Trog , shook his head and said slowly , ‘ It 's ‘ species ' ’ you silly bastard . |
| 2 | When I explained what had happened on the train he shook his head and said one should never trust the Moors . |
| 3 | We played our practice round with Jack Nicklaus and after it Jack shook his head and said , ‘ I 've never seen a guy play so good . |
| 4 | Old Crabface shook his head and said , |
| 5 | He nodded and departed , and I relayed the request to the barman who shook his head and said he was down to six cubes . |
| 6 | When the Collector mentioned this to Dr McNab he shook his head and said : " Aye , the poor man has a way to go yet before he 'll be sound . " |
| 7 | Gooseneck shot him a warning glance , but Sunil shook his head and said , ‘ No , do n't worry . |
| 8 | I asked him why but he just smiled , shook his head and said he would tell me in his own good time . |
| 9 | I can assure you that I did and I can assure you that I have already thanked him on behalf of the Council , shook his hand and said how well he done it , but if you 'd like a letter to go to say how well he done it , then I 'll send a letter telling him how well he done it . |