Example sentences of "[noun prp] said [that] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Ever fair-spoken , Malekith said that he desired the kingship not for himself but in honour of the memory of his father . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | Mr. Dunn said that he accompanied the ‘ Britain in Bloom ’ judges when they visited the Island . |
| 9 | Mr Simpson said that he rejected the footage , which purported to depict ‘ the greatest single-day defeat for Soviet troops since World War II ’ , as untrustworthy after reviewing it frame by frame . |
| 10 | Outlining the aid package at a press conference on July 17 , Major said that it offered the Soviet Union : ( i ) special association with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and World Bank [ see p. 38314 ] ; ( ii ) increased co-operation with international bodies including the IMF , the World Bank , the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) ; ( iii ) increased technical assistance ; ( iv ) promotion of Soviet trade , particularly with eastern Europe ; ( v ) follow-up reports by the chairs of G-7 summits in 1991 and 1992 ( Major and Kohl respectively ) ; and ( vi ) follow-up visits to the Soviet Union by G-7 Finance Ministers . |
| 11 | Shamir said that he regretted the US decision , but that Israel could not , under any circumstances , " go along with the principle that Jews have no right to live in this or that part of Greater Israel " . |
| 12 | Mrs Healy said that she heard the girls were running and laughing like they had done in Knockglen and they were hit by a car . |
| 13 | Chubais claimed that the letter represented a coup inside the CPSU leadership by conservatives led by politburo member Yegor Ligachev ( who in recent weeks had made several public statements attacking the Democratic Platform ) , while Yury Afanasyev said that it showed the party to be " beyond redemption " . |
| 14 | This was discussed at Public Transport at its last meeting , and there 's quite a lot of preamble , but basically erm in response to this request , erm Mr Townsend said that he reported the bus and coach council was looking at the question of pollution and green issues generally , and was about to produce a document suggesting ways forward . |