Example sentences of "[noun prp] say [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Isle of Wight TEC says that it notified the Department of Employment in August that it might be unable to meet the YT guarantee within the funds allocated for the purpose . |
| 2 | Bede says that he reduced the southern Saxons to a more grievous servitude on the death of Berhthun ( HE IV , 15 ) , and the situation in Kent may have been similar , the kingdom reduced to economic and political disarray.27 |
| 3 | Bede says that he subjected the kingdom of the southern Saxons to severe oppression and their bishopric was soon absorbed within the diocese of Winchester ( HE IV , 15 ) . |
| 4 | Edward said as he stopped the car outside her house . |
| 5 | M Beregovoy says that he accepted the money from his ‘ friend , ’ Roger-Patrice Pelat , in September 1986 in order to help buy a modest , 100 sq m flat for himself in the fashionable 16th Arrondissement of Paris , costing 2.5 million francs . |
| 6 | In 1018 Thietmar of Merseburg says that he destroyed the crews of thirty pirate ships , and he perhaps visited Canterbury to initiate his important and generally good relations with the archbishopric . |
| 7 | DEC says that it changed the name of VMS to OpenVMS to reflect its X/Open Portability Guide 3 branding , Posix-compliance and its ability to run on several environments as well as VAX and Alpha . |
| 8 | Mary Jane says that she loves the feeling of space but the only drawback is not having a hallway to put the wet coats and muddy boots in when it rains . |
| 9 | ‘ Wayne , ’ Pete said as he opened the wagon 's door to get out . |
| 10 | ‘ No , no , ’ Sandison said and he turned the pages of the little book as fast as his fingers would allow . |
| 11 | But if we study the use of religious language in Wordsworth 's poems between 1798 and 1820 we see a gradual change from what might be meant metaphorically or ‘ poetically ’ ( Wordsworth said that he employed the pre-existence theme in the Immortality Ode ‘ as a Poet ’ ) towards language that is used literally and in an orthodox Christian sense . |
| 12 | So the Knight says when he cuts the tale short . |
| 13 | Ever fair-spoken , Malekith said that he desired the kingship not for himself but in honour of the memory of his father . |
| 14 | ‘ Be nice up there today , ’ Selwyn said as he scanned the cloudless sky , ‘ but watch out for them bloody stags . |
| 15 | Speaking at a rally in Budapest , the Hungarian Prime Minister , Jozsef Antall said that he condemned the treaty " historically speaking " , but noted that Hungary had signed the 1975 Helsinki Final Act renouncing the violent changing of frontiers . |
| 16 | The Shah said that he thought the US was " perhaps spending too much in other countries such as Vietnam although he recognized that was important . |
| 17 | Bob Shepton says that they sailed the atlantic and have been up to greenland so this was what was left to do … |
| 18 | ‘ Tell me , ’ Harry said as they neared the station , ‘ if I had n't found that letter last night and thrown you out , would you have told me all this ? ’ |
| 19 | " Cheers , " Timothy Gedge said when she opened the hall door . |
| 20 | " Poor Miss Poraway , " Quentin said as they washed the tea dishes , and Lavinia — not feeling agreeably disposed towards Miss Poraway — did not say anything . |
| 21 | In a recent interview , Greenaway said that he hated the idea of a shot in a film being only a preposition , linking what went before and after . |
| 22 | Looking ahead , Mr Jordan said that he hoped the Chancellor would at least decide to retain the 40 per cent capital allowance in the autumn budget . |
| 23 | March 6 In a joint address to the US Congress Bush says that he regards the settlement of the Arab-Israeli dispute as one of his administration 's top priorities . |
| 24 | ‘ Si , ’ Franco said and he tried the English word : ‘ Pent . ’ |
| 25 | No one got him to expand on his Irish policy , just as no one got Mr Kinnock to say whether he followed the Tory policy on Ireland ( whatever that is ) or the policy of the last Labour Conference which calls for a United Ireland . |
| 26 | ‘ Bavduin is a timeless battle , ’ Wynne-Jones said as he surveyed the sombre gathering of the fallen . |
| 27 | Secretary Joan Smiles said that she preferred the Dean Centre to Westwood House while clerical officer Norma Clark said : ‘ Westwood House has n't got the character of Dean , but the facilities are much better . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Rascals , ’ Fat Watt said when he noticed the far-off plumes of smoke , and stumbled off as though everything had been said that could be said . |
| 29 | ‘ Thank God you 're back , ’ Carmen said as he closed the door behind him . |
| 30 | Crilly says that it turns the place into a nightclub , in the Caribbean . |