Example sentences of "[adv] said [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's altogether too much said at the Black Lion , ’ Mrs Yardley said darkly . |
| 2 | As McFarlane so aptly and untruthfully said of the Saudi contribution , ‘ the concrete character of that is beyond my ken . ’ |
| 3 | James Sandoe , a fine American critic of crime fiction , once said of the typical private-eye that , although there was no specific reason for it , somehow he always had to have a shabby office with " shabby restaurant nearby serving leaden eggs and greasy bacon " . |
| 4 | I rather suspect that the , I even said about the strong colour of the net , I suspect , that when |
| 5 | She hesitated , then said with the utmost sweetness , ‘ Do you mind if I make a suggestion ? |