Example sentences of "he [verb] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nice boy , ’ he planned to say to Sheila later , ‘ artistic , too . |
| 2 | ‘ Baby , ’ he tried to say . |
| 3 | He tried to say this in a way that suggested that he was always ringing up for a natter about arsenic and thallium , that there was nothing odd about his request . |
| 4 | He tried to say something , but she walked away , towards Chalet Number One . |
| 5 | He tried to say it was n't quite what he had in mind . |
| 6 | He tried to say something about being very happy ; his voice very strained . |
| 7 | ‘ He tried to say it was too much worry for him but I know him too well to believe that . |
| 8 | He tried to say her name , but could not manage it . |
| 9 | He wished he could be alone , he tried to say with his own look . |
| 10 | He tried to say that Labour would not negotiate . |
| 11 | If he were here to answer the question , I suspect that he would be in considerable difficulty if he tried to say that he continued to oppose those privatisations . |
| 12 | The victim he helped said he owed his life to … and there was more of the same . |
| 13 | Although not exactly stuck for words , nothing that he has said has yet entered the language . |
| 14 | He has said that the £15m on offer was either too little or too much — too little to pacify the bankers if Eagle was in trouble but if the group could be turned around a recapitalisation would not be needed . |
| 15 | ‘ Certainly promises were made when Michael Knighton came to the club and doubts have now been cast on his ability to fulfil these , but if he does everything he has said who is to complain ? ’ |
| 16 | He has said bitterly that he was overlooked by the Nobel committee . |
| 17 | ‘ I am one of those people ’ , he has said in the past , ’ who must take exercise not only to be able to give of my best , but just to survive — I mean , I ca n't function without it . |
| 18 | Repeatedly he has said he favours internationally supervised elections , and that his country wishes to be non-aligned . |
| 19 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season while he devotes himself to his family . |
| 20 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season as he devotes himself to his family . |
| 21 | He has said repeatedly that he will serve out his term , but the pressures on him to quit early are expected to grow after next Sunday 's vote . |
| 22 | Mr Tebbit has consistently made clear his opposition to large scale immigration but he has said he is in favour of ‘ attracting immigrants who are well educated and highly skilled … regardless of race ’ . |
| 23 | He has said , and subsequently confirmed , that he will step down shortly after March 27th , when the King is due to award him a medal . |
| 24 | ‘ This ’ , he has said , ‘ is black and white , good and evil ’ . |
| 25 | He has said Egyptian troops would remain in the Gulf until they complete their mission , which he describes as aiding Kuwait under joint Arab defence agreements . |
| 26 | He has said he is determined to remain in office until his term expires in July 1992 , but Mr Andreotti 's wobbly five-party government may find it ever harder to coexist with such a tempestuous president . |
| 27 | Because He does not at once take wicked people out of the world , they seem to forget that He is angry with the wicked every day , and that He has said , ‘ Though hand join in hand , the wicked shall not be unpunished'' ’ |
| 28 | He has said the change in diet and water would be calamitous and that he ought to rest where all is familiar for six months or more . |
| 29 | As he has said ‘ the man who throws a race is a crook for life ’ , it is fair to guess that Melges ' ’ day off ’ was for no other reason than that he wanted no part of any manipulation of points . |
| 30 | The famous American film star , W C Fields , has been known to earn as much as £1,000 a day and yet he has said that his greatest thrill in life is the luxury of stretching out at night between freshly laundered sheets . |