Example sentences of "[noun] said [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Dora said she called after him , but he did n't respond , ’ said Melissa thoughtfully . |
| 32 | Mrs Kipling said she got her children from their bedroom then was confronted by thick smoke . |
| 33 | Four of the six schools said they would be prepared to take positive steps towards ‘ searching them out ’ . |
| 34 | The buildings belong to Teesside Development Corporation , whose spokeswoman Fiona Blackwell said they were bought when there was a possibility of a massive motorsports development adjoining the site . |
| 35 | Rijkaard had flu and Van Basten said he was still tired after the trip to Tokyo at the weekend for the World Club Championship . |
| 36 | Today , the department said they could n't answer that until they review the case . |
| 37 | A spokesman for the department said they were studying the consultants ' report on new signposting , highways improvements and restricted access to prevent motorists taking shortcuts through residential areas . |
| 38 | The department said it had been decided not to invite competing tenders for Norcross because the contract award , worth between £17 million and £20 million over five years , followed so quickly the tendering exercise for Livingston that competition would have been ‘ unlikely to yield any improvement in value for money ’ . |
| 39 | A spokeswoman for his department said it would effectively act as a cap on costs . |
| 40 | OWN FINANCES A spokesman for Cleveland education department said it was difficult to assess accurately the total cost of vandalism across the whole county because many schools now controlled their own finances . |
| 41 | The Head of Department said he expected that the review would ‘ follow them through the normal day ’ , looking at ‘ the way we run the department ; the way we work according to the syllabus — how we relate to it ; the stock control ; the use of resources ; the teaching content and the skills taught ’ ( verified note of meeting ) . |
| 42 | Mrs Orton said they were messy things , got into everything . |
| 43 | Rain agreed Shildon was thorough but Wainfleet said he had not meant only that . |
| 44 | The Brain Trust bid said it would like the event shared with other cities , including Birmingham , Cardiff , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester . |
| 45 | Ma Madge said she had the real flu because she ached all over and really weak . |
| 46 | And she said I 'm , I 'm I 'm not staying she said , I think it was New Year 's Eve , she said I 'm walking out so I might have no job , so I 've not seen her since , so Madge said she 's still there , that 's in Altrincham int it ? |
| 47 | Some tenants to whom this happens every few months said they 'd been told that next time they 'd have to sort it out themselves . |
| 48 | After a pause , Donna said she and Angelica had talked for maybe two hours between Toronto and Sudbury , and Donna was sure Angelica could n't have murdered Steve , she was lost without him . |
| 49 | Sales manager Rikki Johnstone said they got the idea after roadworks created traffic jams outside their garage at Winchester . |
| 50 | Bert said he was tired , but she followed him , and found him standing alone in the room he had shared with Pat . |
| 51 | The trainer said it is now ‘ very doubtful ’ that Katabatic would take his chance in the Mackeson Gold Cup at Cheltenham a week on Saturday and is likely to reappear in the Rehearsal Chase at Chepstow over three miles . |
| 52 | Bernice said she would show me Billy 's room and leave me to it while she made lunch and did I fancy a drink ? |
| 53 | ‘ Isabella and Edgar said they might call here this afternoon . |
| 54 | And Mr Mandela said it would make him strive even harder for peace . |
| 55 | Dr Pertwee said it could be that the genetic substance is helping the human memory to function properly and having a controlling or modulatory role on the brain . |
| 56 | But Dot said she wanted to come too . |
| 57 | More than a quarter of those who said they intended to vote Labour said they either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that he has served the town well . |
| 58 | The reason is that Labour said it will retain the present National Insurance contributions ceiling for the self employed at £21,060 whereas employees will suffer an additional 9 p.c. deduction on earnings above that threshold . |
| 59 | Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review . |
| 60 | Labour said it would raise taxes and was subject to the most sustained derision , as well as black propaganda . |