Example sentences of "he said [be] " in BNC.

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1 Against the living death of modern material civilisation he spoke again and again , and even if these dead could speak , what he said is unanswerable .
2 Even the highly cosmopolitan and very trendy audiences of New York City did not know quite what to say about it ; a typical reaction was from May Okon , of the New York Sunday News who wrote : ‘ Jack Nicholson 's Drive , He Said is how it read on the marquee of the Third Avenue movie house .
3 He said Is that the wife then ?
4 I 've asked him about that and what he said is that er , he was saving up and he was going tax the vehicle as soon he was able to do so but he did n't have the funds and er , to do so at , at that time .
5 I 've asked him about that and what he said is that er he was saving up and he was going to tax the vehicle as soon as he was able to do so , but he did n't have the funds er to do so at , at that time .
6 ‘ Looking back , what he said is really strange , bearing in mind he must have been murdered a little while later . ’
7 But when Jesus heard this he said is it not those who are healthy who need a physi , it is not those who are healthy who need a physician , but those who are sick .
8 When he , but then he said , like he said is there anywhere else where he could get a stage from and I explained to him that people come and hire the stage off us like Saint Michael-le-Belfry church , who are paying in cash .
9 I I listened to Mr speech with some incredulity I must say , but I did listen to what he said and if what he said is true then I I find some of the things disturbing and and er I 'd like to see his figures and I I w I I that there have certainly been er two messages coming to the social services committee in in in that case .
10 This is what he said is it really wise to replace local authority members with the Home Secretary 's nominees .
11 John come to me and he said is that your number ?
12 you know , they 're , and the scratching guy he said is best he 's ever heard anywhere .
13 all he said is not
14 he said is cleaned cos it all goes in that pump thing
15 And they then say well right , cos every time an accountant does your books at the front of your , the actual like er the booklet what you get on your accounts it says at the front something like these accounts have erm have been audited but only erm we have taken the word of Mr that what he said is right .
16 About thirty three thousand but you see what he said is , head office make the rule and he said and they 're not
17 he said it 's it 's the twelfth payment which he said is you know , just pay it I said
18 He said is Tracey in ?
19 I said well my , thirty five , I said my son 's thirty five inside leg and he said is he really , then he went on to say his cousin is a wo is a woman cousin , is six foot
20 No , I 've just rung up Viking to get some box sealing tape and , and this here , he , he said is your name T manager , what is the name of your business ?
21 He 's just not there any longer ; and it 's as if he 'd never been , for none of the things he said are heard any longer either ; it 's a bad dream , and the Leader does n't have to sleep through it any more . ’
22 I said in that case we will make you a concert in mid January and I think he said are coming with them .
23 he said are they your pige
24 So I said yes , I we I explained why I wa I was asking the question , I said it was for my son , and er I said , but mine 's just a , a microwave I sa and he said , well he said they re the combination ones now he said are really you know , what you need .
25 Oh it 's so funny , cos the second time he could n't , he came back and I think I was upstairs , and she did n't shut the door and I said all four , cos I 've got to pick her up at five , he said oh , anyway he went back , after dinner he 'd gone back and I said told you about it 's five o'clock , he said are you on me .
26 Well he come round here he said are you ready ?
27 Well anyway Wen , Wen was in bed with flu , he was with mum so when we went up to pick him up about ooh twenty past twelve I said to and Rudy , I said to Rudy I 'm , I 'm worried about Wendy , he said are you ?
28 He said are you speaking to the no , no , around town he says , I do n't mind doing a bit more , you know , out and about not much about they just sat in the traffic , you know .
29 Years later he said being called Boy was a disaster because as an old man of fifty it made him feel a fool .
30 He said be sure to back this horse — over the sticks at Fontwell Park . ’
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