Example sentences of "[noun] say [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experts say with the right help , the problems are easy to overcome ; both mother and child benefit . |
| 2 | ‘ There 's a lot of method here ; it 's not as arbitrary as it seems , ’ David says of the heady mixture of pattern and texture . |
| 3 | Bede says of the episcopal authority of Bishop Wilfrid in the reign of Oswiu that it embraced Northumbrians and Picts as far as the power of Oswiu extended ( HE III , 3 ) , and the Life of Wilfrid that in the reign of Ecgfrith it widened still further so that Wilfrid was bishop of the Saxons ( that is , the Northumbrians ) in the south and the Britons , Scots and Picts in the north ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 21 ) . |
| 4 | I remember the minister 's housekeeper , Miss Lumb , calling to see if she could do anything to help , and the four-year-old Ann saying in a plaintive voice , ‘ There is n't any room for Miss Lump in this bed ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , To The Lighthouse , ’ Veronica said with a marked lack of interest . |
| 6 | For example , each side said about the other side : |
| 7 | ‘ You 'd better get changed , ’ Piers said in an offhand voice , ‘ or you 'll find yourself stuck in bed with pneumonia for the next month . ’ |
| 8 | Morthen said in an angry voice . |
| 9 | Bert said with a short laugh and a shake of the head , " He was a bit of a character , that one . |
| 10 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 11 | " Jennifer would n't lie to you , Father , " Tristram said in a low voice . |
| 12 | ‘ Have some coffee , ’ the March Hare said in a friendly voice . |
| 13 | As Angela Issajenko said at the Canadian Drug Abuse Enquiry in 1989 , people are never going to admit to taking drugs . |
| 14 | ‘ Lord Mandru is taking breakfast presently , ’ the priest said with a wry grin . |
| 15 | ‘ I knew she 'd have on an apron , ’ Carlie said to the social worker . |
| 16 | " There 's that Gedge boy wants you , " Mrs Blakey said in a puzzled way on each occasion , and on each occasion they replied that they did n't wish to see him . |
| 17 | ‘ No , but I 've heard about the place , and I must say they sound as if they 're rather exciting , ’ Lucy said with a certain amount of truth . |
| 18 | ‘ Dear Leila , ’ Tammuz said in a cracked voice when Nathan had stopped speaking . |
| 19 | Billions were needed to improve the urban infrastructure , a black mayor said at a Clinton-Brown debate , $6 billion , for a start , for a project in New Jersey . |
| 20 | ‘ I did try , C.W. , ’ Philpott said with an apologetic shrug . |
| 21 | I need a big packet of cornflakes ’ Linda said to the tall assistant He smiled and handed one down to her and she raced off . |
| 22 | ‘ Sorry to haul you off , girl , ’ Mr Hollins said in a low voice , ‘ But I reckoned it would be more comfortable for everyone if I got you out afore they had to start making excuses . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought it was quite funny myself , ’ Maire said with a little laugh . |
| 24 | ‘ Ah , wisha , Father , ’ Bull O'Malley said in a grieved voice , ‘ what trouble . |
| 25 | Lord Penrose said in a written judgment that he accepted medical evidence that Mr McKenzie was suffering from early asbestosis . |
| 26 | Spokesman Tim Roberts said in the past decade doorstep sales had declined , mainly due to supermarkets . |
| 27 | Richard said in a low voice , ‘ I 'm sorry . ’ |
| 28 | At the end of the lunch , Branson said in a faltering voice that there was something he had been thinking of doing , and he wanted to ask Laker how he would feel about it . |
| 29 | ‘ So , our Yankee maid has learned the ritual of tea-making , ’ Dr Neil said with a naughty grin . |
| 30 | Timing of the airdrops was to be determined by the defence department in co-operation with the United Nations , the president said in a written statement . |