Example sentences of "said that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AMP said that over the past 10 years , measured in terms of new annual premiums , Pearl 's market position has fallen sharply and its share has declined consistently . |
| 2 | In September 1968 the executive sanitary officer in his annual report for 1967 said that over one thousand houses were occupied by more than one family and in several cases seven or eight families occupied what was originally a single dwelling . |
| 3 | He wrote Leopold a philosophical letter which has since become famous , in which he said that over the past few years he had come to regard death as the ‘ true goal ’ of man 's existence , and that he had become so closely acquainted with this ‘ best and truest friend ’ that the image of death was no longer terrifying , but rather reassuring and consoling . |
| 4 | British Gas said that over the last 10 years it has lost about 2,000 workers a year with the switch to natural gas . |
| 5 | Mike Turner , chairman of BAe 's Jetstream Holdings subsidiary , said that over the next few years ‘ hundreds of millions of pounds ’ are due to be invested in the Jetstream family of aircraft , construction of which is being concentrated at Prestwick following an extensive reorganisation at BAe . |
| 6 | Mr Maan said that over the last three to four years , Strathclyde had become far more cooperative with moves to abandon discriminatory practices and willing to accept criticism . |
| 7 | Disaster relief officials said that over the last three days another 12,000 people had been evacuated to join 45,000 already crammed into the centres after an eruption killed 75 people on 2 February . |
| 8 | He said that despite the Rotary Club being made up mainly of shopkeepers and small businessmen , they had been ‘ very helpful ’ in putting them in touch with Rotary contacts in London . |
| 9 | He said that despite a substantial grant from Lloyds Bank , the event lost £2,000 . |
| 10 | He had smiled then and said that despite my generosity he would give no cause for jealousy . |
| 11 | Michael Williamson , the manager of the Europa Hotel , said that despite losing all windows in the blast , damage inside was possibly not as bad as that in the 1991 bomb . |
| 12 | Reynolds said that despite the considerable economic progress made by Ireland in the past three years , the size of the national debt [ see below ] continued to be a major constraint upon development and prevented further tax concessions . |
| 13 | The bureau said that despite flooding the summer grain harvest was down by only 1.8 per cent , although " severe " economic losses were expected in the second half . |
| 14 | At a news conference on Aug. 21 , Yeltsin said that despite current problems " there will be no second putsch " . |
| 15 | The Home Office Minister David Maclean said that despite some encouraging signs the Government would not become complacent on crime . |
| 16 | She said that despite his little weaknesses ( here Carole thought of Grace 's bruised bum ) , she had always found Sir Ralph to be a proper gentleman . |
| 17 | Summing up the evidence , the coroner Lester Maddrell said that despite a full and searching investigation , there was no definite cause of death . |
| 18 | It said that despite being aware of Gooch coming up at high speed behind him , Gallagher pulled out into his path . |
| 19 | He said that despite the delay Devonport was still confident that , if ‘ logic , common sense and value for money prevail ’ , it would be chosen as the site for the nuclear refitting work . |
| 20 | Chairman Mao insisted on re-education : ‘ He said that despite our intellectual development , we still had dirty minds which must be cleansed by contact with true working classes — lucky again , because I learned much folk music from my colleagues . |
| 21 | The UN said that despite undertakings from Serb commanders the helicopters would be given safe passage it appeared Mr Karadzic and General Ratko Mladic , the Serb commander , could not control their troops of the ground . |
| 22 | Chief executive Bill Cockburn said that despite the recession Royal Mail had increased ‘ efficiency and productivity to such an extent that we are able to share this success with our customers ’ . |
| 23 | Mr Barter said that despite a history of depression he had to record an open verdict . |
| 24 | And sources said that despite plans to reduce the US military force in Europe , there would still be a substantial presence . |
| 25 | Mrs Taylor from the Welcome Café , whose husband had summoned the police at the discovery of Oliver 's body , said that between 4.15 and 4.30 on 22 June a man resembling the description given by others had staggered into her café . |
| 26 | The last evidence of the day came from a man called Povey , a coalman , who said that between 5.05 and 5.25 , he had seen a man who he identified as Drew , drunk as a sack in Broad Street ( adjacent to Cross Street ) . |
| 27 | My right hon. Friend will be aware that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said that between 1984 and 1990 the United Kingdom had by far the best job creation record of the larger European Community countries . |
| 28 | Moynihan said that between 1974 and 1988 the USA had given more than $80,000,000 in aid towards opium eradication in Myanma " to absolutely no avail " . |
| 29 | In a formal protest to the UN Security Council on Aug. 28 , the Kuwaiti government said that between 80 and 90 Iraqi troops had landed on the island in violation of Gulf ceasefire agreements [ see pp. 38164-65 ] before being repulsed by Kuwaiti coastguards . |
| 30 | However , a presidential spokesman said that between 30,000 and 50,000 people would lose their jobs as a result of the abolition of ministries . |