Example sentences of "had say [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edgar and Arvin had said they would leave it entirely to me . |
| 2 | Floy had said they would do their best , but Fenella and Caspar ought not to rely on it too much . |
| 3 | Eldorado 's death knell has been heralded since the week it started on July 6 , although BBC bosses had said they would keep it going for five years despite the torrent of criticism . |
| 4 | Rory , having ducked out of meeting Rosie the night before , had said they 'd pick her up later for a meal , but his talk was all of Jessica . |
| 5 | Peter had said he would meet her , and she searched the faces on the other side of the barrier for his familiar friendly grin without finding it . |
| 6 | He had said he would drag her through every court in the land , which sounded unpleasantly threatening . |
| 7 | Dr Nolan had said he would wash his hands of him if he did n't rest up properly . |
| 8 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 9 | Was n't he the man who had said he would kill her now ? |
| 10 | He had said he would pick her up at the office , so that 's where she was . |
| 11 | In fact , Hyacinth was thinking about Wullie Robertson who , to her great surprise , had said he would pick her up from the Hospitality Inn after dinner , and take her on to the Young Conservatives Ball . |
| 12 | He had said he 'd meet her here . |
| 13 | He says that before he died Mr Summerfield had said he 'd like his money to be used for a charitable trust — the gallery is just what he would have wanted . |
| 14 | She had said it would do him good . |
| 15 | Nell had said she would meet me this Sunday morning in the coffee shop in the Great Hall , and had told me that the crews often went there to wait for train time . |
| 16 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 17 | She had said she would pay it back and she would keep her word , even if it meant scrubbing floors and washing dishes . |
| 18 | There was the Youth Hostel if you were desperate , he said , but they wondered where your back-pack was and you had to say you 'd put it in the Left Luggage at the station . |