Example sentences of "[noun] say without [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The post-mortem report is in on Harriet , ’ Markby said without warning and without looking at her .
2 This enables the G M B to say without fear of contradiction to any new partner , our house is in order , our structures are in place .
3 ‘ I 'm faced with this business of the Danish marriages , ’ the boy said without enthusiasm .
4 " Patrick has disappeared , " Katherine said without preamble , glancing around , barely able to make out the seated figure of the man beside the fire .
5 ‘ Hello , ’ Benny said without enthusiasm .
6 ‘ Put it on auto , ’ Ace said without turning .
7 Nonplussed , Theda said without thinking , ‘ How very odd ! ’
8 ‘ Well , it is not , ’ Cameron said without turning .
9 ‘ We 're investigating all possibilities , ’ the investigator said without pompousness .
10 ‘ If I have to look at you , ’ Aunt Emily said without rancour , ‘ I should like to see you in a new dress .
11 Colonel Goreng said without hesitation , ‘ Seventy-nine . ’
12 ‘ They reckon she 'd had an injection , ’ Stanley said without warning , cutting across the small-talk .
13 ‘ Woman who lies naked on the rock , ’ Mandy said without hesitation .
14 ‘ Now Maman has Montaine to herself , ’ Jean-Claude said without expression , adding that it would be a closer relationship than she had had with Montaine in life .
15 Speaking in Glasgow yesterday , Mr Christie said without Government action now , the erosion of the country 's productive base would continue .
16 ‘ I 'm bleeding again , Tom , ’ his sister said without preamble .
17 ‘ You did n't tell me that your cousin was dead , ’ Luke said without preamble , his voice very quiet .
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