Example sentences of "[noun prp] say [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ Flavia said with open wretchedness , ‘ I do n't think I ought to come so often now . ’ |
| 32 | ‘ Yes , yes , yes , ’ Scott-Scobie said with cheery impatience . |
| 33 | Jenna said with sudden anxiety . |
| 34 | Peter said with perfect truth that he wished he knew . |
| 35 | When we got home my mother asked if we had had a good time and Syl said with great enthusiasm that we had . |
| 36 | Then Radulfus said with composed authority : ‘ We already have an assessor . |
| 37 | ‘ I suppose , ’ Robbie said with assumed casualness , ‘ you have n't heard anything from Mr Marshall ? ’ |
| 38 | And county consumer protection officer David Holliday says despite extensive publicity only a trickle of people have been using them . |
| 39 | Dr Prescott said in New Scientist today that it gave a ‘ big boost ’ which salt or sugar alone could not provide . |
| 40 | ‘ Hey , that 's pretty good , Doc , ’ Mandy said with genuine appreciation . |
| 41 | ‘ How too really awful , ’ Nicandra said with awed lack of interest . |
| 42 | Replying directly to a businesswoman 's plea during the debate for ‘ one more little miracle ’ to ease the impact of the new rate on firms , Mr Lawson said to muted applause : ‘ The answer is that there is no alternative , and the policy will work . ’ |
| 43 | ‘ Do n't do that , ’ Matt said in sudden alarm . |
| 44 | When she had rustled off , Alexandra said with genuine simplicity , ‘ Why does it matter where she is ? |
| 45 | Freud was a Hobbesian thinker , erm , in the sense that the id , certainly was egoistic , anti-social and everything that Thomas Hobbes said about human nature , er , could apply to the id , that 's perfectly true , and most people see this , and it 's er it , it 's a commonplace , particularly in the social science writing on Freud . |
| 46 | ‘ Looks like your follower did n't want to hang around , ’ William said with obvious satisfaction . |
| 47 | Winston Churchill said of atomic energy in 1939 , ‘ It might be as good as present day explosives , but it is unlikely to produce anything very much more dangerous . ’ |
| 48 | McQuaid always said they set out to stop you , ’ Sheila said with borrowed vehemence . |
| 49 | ‘ There 's no power at all , ’ Alison said with obvious annoyance . |
| 50 | ‘ We 've had such a lot of fun with her , ’ Pauline says with obvious affection . |
| 51 | Tertullian said of Christian belief that it was true because it was impossible . |
| 52 | ‘ Gladly , ’ Doreen said with unconcealed relief . |
| 53 | Lugh said with amused tolerance that these were all fairy tales , but some of the soldiers said , were they indeed . |
| 54 | ‘ I think Mr McQuaid does himself less than credit with that talk , ’ Moran said with quiet dignity . |
| 55 | ‘ It must be very useful , ’ James said with utter sincerity , ‘ to know all the rules of cricket by heart . ’ |
| 56 | James said with sick irritation : ‘ Leave the man alone , Randall , he 's not made of eggshell . ’ |
| 57 | Robyn said with mocking sweetness . |
| 58 | Rummenigge said on German television on Wednesday night that he considered Ferguson to be a better player than Ally McCoist but wondered if so much money could be spent on such a relatively inexperienced player . |