Example sentences of "said that of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little crestfallen , Erika put her list away and dutifully said that of course she would be happy to do whatever Uncle Karl wished to do . |
| 2 | When people objected that The Green Book was ‘ just words ’ — a strong condemnation in Huaiwiri — Salah said that of course some parts of it were not as good as others , but it was foolish to condemn everything in it just because some parts of it were wrong . |
| 3 | Frederica said obviously that the sky and the sea and the boats were uncannily like Van Gogh , and Hodgkiss said that of course they would never have seen them in this way before he saw them . |
| 4 | He said that of course he would , but what could he do ? |
| 5 | Lili said that of course I must , but I made the error of looking at my mother for approval , found none and saw only displeasure at my childish crudity . |
| 6 | Striped shirt tapped a gold pencil thoughtfully against his teeth and said that of course one had every respect for someone wishing to take such a stand and that in that case we must see what could be done with the portfolio as it was . |
| 7 | To be fair , he echoed his party 's line when he said that of course the 20 per cent . |
| 8 | The report said that of 1,330 active oil wells , about 700 were on fire at the end of April , with between 2,000,000-6,000,000 barrels lost a day , and it estimated that bringing the fires under control " may take up to 18 months " . |