Example sentences of "[adj] say [pron] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another says he has been unable to open his garage door for days after a skip filled with bricks was dumped outside . |
| 2 | Today I 'm glad to say it 's been dry and we 've even seen the sun . |
| 3 | I explained how I 'd attempted to fire at the Corporal as Kaptan lay on the ground and how the gun had malfunctioned ; it would be more accurate to say I 'd been first to aim but the Corporal had got his shots off first . |
| 4 | And McGrindle , very matter of fact though drunk as usual : I have sixteen children , seven by my first marriage , four by my second , my second wife had two of her own , that makes thirteen , and three from my third , sixteen , and I am proud to say I have been able to give them all a good education and every chance in life without ever compromising my integrity . |
| 5 | Another woman in her mid-sixties said she had been one of eight raped by ‘ Serbian irregulars ’ . |