Example sentences of "said [pron] [verb] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Dave rang me , see , and he said there 'd been some blokes asking around about me and he did n't think they were coppers at all , and I thought well , that could be The Firm —
2 Tayside 's deputy chief constable William Spence , noting the report , said there had been various elements of improvement and said his force was still above the national average in detection .
3 A West German government spokesman said there had been technical hold-ups , but he was confident the refugees would leave soon .
4 Trevor Radway , Chairman of the Forest of Dean Railway Company Limited , said there had been many improvements in recent times , and the railway was going from strength to strength .
5 The BBC said there had been 12 calls about the programme some complimentary .
6 ‘ Our area manager said there had been more reaction to the closing of this post office than they had ever known , ’ Mr. Hover told the Herald .
7 It said there had been seven votes cast and a clear majority for Prime Suspect .
8 The divisional manager of Strathclyde Buses , Bert McGinley , said there had been several knife assaults which have resulted in hand cuts , and threats on drivers .
9 Granada has a £63million stake in BSB and said there had been several approaches for Alan Bond 's major stake in the venture .
10 Barnard Castle police said there had been several incidents reported at Winston Bridge .
11 A spokesman said there had been several break-ins at town centre premises over the weekend , including at Mowbray Vale Insurance on Galgate when the roof was damaged and cash taken , Stoneleigh residential home , also on Galgate , and the Kings Head Hotel .
12 A spokesman said there had been several raids on homes in the past few days by sneak thieves .
13 He said there had been sufficient time to bring an action , and awarded costs against the parents .
14 But erm you know I 've , I 've but she said he 's been right sort of
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