Example sentences of "[noun pl] said [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nearest main road is three or four miles away , but the buses would not leave the main road to drop passengers at Portlethen village because the bus companies said that it was uneconomic . |
| 2 | A spokesman for City Sites said that it did not envisage that the sale would lead to a reduction in rental income over the year . |
| 3 | American Airlines said that it was ‘ profoundly disappointed ’ by the decision . |
| 4 | US officials said that it would facilitate the investigation of tax invasion , embezzlement and insider trading operations , in addition to transactions connected with drug trafficking . |
| 5 | The Rotuma Council of Chiefs said that it wanted to monitor the islanders ' movements " for social and cultural purposes " . |
| 6 | Over 50 people were killed in unrest across the country in the period Aug. 2-4 , although police said that it was not clear whether all the deaths were related to the strike . |
| 7 | One of my boyfriends said that it 's as if I was from another planet . |
| 8 | The French authorities said that it was legitimate to differentiate between French companies and non-French companies in order to prevent tax avoidance by the latter . |
| 9 | It seems that the guardian ad litem expressed some reservations about that decision to move the children in advance of the hearing , but by a letter of 24 January the father 's solicitors said that it seemed to them that the view of the guardian ad litem was ‘ quite wrong as a matter of law . ’ |
| 10 | NIAPA represents a significant number of small to medium sized farmers and recently one of their spokesmen said that it was quite clear that the anti-reform lobby were finding it extremely difficult to justify their arguments ! |
| 11 | Several analysts said that it would be far easier to overcome any remaining resistance if Gen Noriega were found . |
| 12 | CORPORATE bankruptcies in Japan rose only 2.7 per cent in January and their resulting debt fell more than 40 per cent from a year ago , but analysts said that it was too soon to say the worst was over . |
| 13 | It owed so much that The Saturday Review on three occasions said that it should be ruled ‘ out of court ’ . |