Example sentences of "but said [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Malc 's Mom held a small reception for us , doing the catering herself ( potted meat sandwiches with the crusts cut off ) and paid for a four-day honeymoon in Blackpool , where the landlady would sell us contraceptives — I was n't showing , and pride forced us to put on an act — but said we were too young to smoke and refused us cigarettes . |
| 2 | Senior ministers were clearly disappointed last night at the news , but said they wanted to study the papers before commenting publicly . |
| 3 | The liquidators won an £11.7m judgment against companies owned by disgraced City financier Jim Raper in the Manx court on Monday but said they were not expecting to see any of this . |
| 4 | The girls admitted they did not go to discos , but said they had friends . |
| 5 | Among those who could not attend but said they agreed with the aims of the delegation were Owen Jones and Bellamy . |
| 6 | Bull gave no details about the applications and manufacturing-oriented services available for DCM Manufacturing , but said they will come from Bull partners worldwide . |
| 7 | OEM customers , including Dell Computer Corp , AST Research Inc , Compaq Computer Corp , CompuAdd Corp and Toshiba Corp are breathing sighs of relief , but said they were unwilling to comment until final copies are delivered . |
| 8 | Univel 's soon-to-be sole owner declined to release the number of units its subsidiary has shipped but said they Revenues for the last quarter came to $6m . |
| 9 | ERA presented all this evidence to Glasgow District Council who finally admitted that there was a problem with the housing stock but said they had not got the money to put things right . |
| 10 | Goibniu remembered that Gnomes were reportedly extremely greedy , but said they would take a look at the designs now , if the Gnomes were quite ready , thus galvanising the Gnomes into anxious industry , resulting in much unpacking of knapsacks and unrolling of parchments and remarks such as , ‘ Who 's got the plan of the turquoise bracelet ? ’ and ‘ Why did we bring along four sketches for the everyday silver tiara ? ’ and ‘ Flaherty 's sitting on the Coronation sceptre ! ’ |
| 11 | They refused to be interviewed on camera , but said they were unaware of any plans for another mass invasion of the common . |
| 12 | The contractors would n't be interviewed but said they check the standard of food every day and they are n't aware of any dissatisfaction amongst the kitchen staff . |
| 13 | The Tobacco Advisory Council refused to be interviewed , but said they were happy that the industry was keeping to the code . |
| 14 | ‘ The prison staff said that was OK but said they would have to tie back the cell doors . |
| 15 | He said Mr Morgan , contacted by radio , acknowledged the fighters belonged to him but said they acted without his orders or consent . |
| 16 | They did not contest that they participated in the crime ring , but said they had no choice because of pressure from Chinese secret societies . |
| 17 | In a statement this evening , Thames Water apologized for the inconvenience caused , but said they must always give the welfare of their customers the highest priority . |
| 18 | A tearful girl with a bomb-shattered leg said , ‘ Who is going to marry me now ’ , but said she was not in pain . |
| 19 | ‘ They were really apologetic but said she had to come in . ’ |
| 20 | Aides had denied she had any moral objections but said she had longstanding private engagements to fulfil . |
| 21 | Ms Baker forecast cuts in plans for the Festival if the district council did not provide more funds , but said she could not indicate at this stage which productions would go . |
| 22 | Shah declined , but said he would be willing to help finance it for a fee . |
| 23 | Mr Campbell-Savours last night withdrew his questions on procedural grounds but said he will retable them . |
| 24 | President Franois Mitterrand of France yesterday called for the deportation of illegal immigrants and for sanctions against their employers , but said he believed guest workers should have voting rights . |
| 25 | He was rather taken aback but said he would report to head office and let me know about it in the New Year . |
| 26 | He dropped hints that real alien implants have been discovered , but said he could n't reveal anything yet because , well , you know … … but something pretty earth-shattering may be on its way . |
| 27 | The chairman , wearing a fawn sports jacket , said he apologised if he had ‘ caused any offence ’ , but said he was annoyed because Mr Loveluck-Edwards had been reading a novel in court . |
| 28 | Knowles reluctantly agreed and on 26 June 1957 the Chichester coroner , Mr Bridgman , recorded an open verdict as to the cause of death , but said he was quite satisfied the body was that of Crabb . |
| 29 | Ken believed in a supreme being , but said he would never pray for help if he got into trouble . |
| 30 | He explained that his wife was a permanent invalid , unable to come to church , but said he : ‘ Since the day we got married we have shared everything we had and I am bringing this home to give to her . ’ ) |