Example sentences of "[noun prp] say [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's a lot of method here ; it 's not as arbitrary as it seems , ’ David says of the heady mixture of pattern and texture . |
| 2 | ‘ The trouble with the traditional with-profits endowments and deferred annuities which most school fees planners use is that they are inflexible , with heavy penalties for withdrawal , and the charges are high , ’ Walker says of the schemes . |
| 3 | His loyal and seemingly very level-headed wife Nesta says of the second sex scandal he has been involved in during their marriage : |
| 4 | Engels says of the Greeks : ‘ The downfall of Athens was not caused by democracy as the European lickspittle historians assert to flatter their princes , but by slavery , which banned the labour of free citizens . ’ |
| 5 | Bede says of the episcopal authority of Bishop Wilfrid in the reign of Oswiu that it embraced Northumbrians and Picts as far as the power of Oswiu extended ( HE III , 3 ) , and the Life of Wilfrid that in the reign of Ecgfrith it widened still further so that Wilfrid was bishop of the Saxons ( that is , the Northumbrians ) in the south and the Britons , Scots and Picts in the north ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 21 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Right , ’ Andy says in the background . |
| 7 | I was astonished to read Ben Moon saying in the July issue of Climber that I had never climbed an 8c . |
| 8 | ‘ After you , ’ Bernice said to the android . |
| 9 | On the merits of sending a US peace envoy to Northern Ireland , Mr Paisley said in the letter : ‘ The vicious plan of blackmail which Albert Reynolds is now employing with his threat of getting the USA to appoint an envoy will be resisted by the majority unionist community . |
| 10 | Sentencing Fisher Mr Justice Judge said of the rape of the pahrmacist ’ No one who saw her give evidence will forget her visible revulsion as she described what happened . ’ |
| 11 | As Angela Issajenko said at the Canadian Drug Abuse Enquiry in 1989 , people are never going to admit to taking drugs . |
| 12 | In the 1970 's and early ‘ 80 's the Club saw more changes than in the whole of its earlier history , so much so that in 1976 former President Tom Luker said of the course shortly before his death ( 1977 ) , ‘ It has been modified so many times it has gone full circle ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ The truth , about which we spoke so often in the past few years , has been reaffirmed once again — where there is a delay in dealing with overripe problems , excesses are inevitable , ’ Gorbachev said in the Tass transcript of his speech . |
| 14 | Annely Juda said at the time that she would have to be carried out of the building rather than leave . |
| 15 | ‘ Huh — would you look at that , ’ Jean said from the doorway . |
| 16 | ‘ I knew she 'd have on an apron , ’ Carlie said to the social worker . |
| 17 | It would be helpful to consider what Dr Slabbert said at the conference in Johannesburg on August 2 , 1991 , namely that the Department of National Health has the capacity to deal with major health problems . |
| 18 | " Good morning , " Mrs Blakey said into the telephone . |
| 19 | ‘ You can manage that , Katherine , ’ Sylvie said to the gathered guests . |
| 20 | ‘ There is always someone who wants to steal the limelight , ’ Waterman said after the concert . |
| 21 | I need a big packet of cornflakes ’ Linda said to the tall assistant He smiled and handed one down to her and she raced off . |
| 22 | Mr Hayes said after the takeover : ‘ Buying a car should be a pleasurable experience but most people dread it . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's been five years since I won , ’ Levi said after the round , ‘ five years of struggling . |
| 24 | Levi said after the EC delegation 's visit that pressure or sanctions against Israel would be counterproductive and would achieve nothing . |
| 25 | Well when Ken said about the headboard last week they were selling sheets on mini market I said pink ones and grey ones but I said not while they had the Christmas stuff in , it was before the Christmas stuff they must have taken them out you know I |
| 26 | Hoping to lay to rest the hare started by an interview given to the Wall Street Journal by a top Siemens AG staffer , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG management board chairman Hans-Dieter Wiedig said at the opening of the Cebit Hannover Fair yesterday that his company had no plans for a strategic link with another computer company . |
| 27 | ‘ Everyone tried to save him but it was too late , ’ his father Steven said from the family home in Chertsey , Surrey . |
| 28 | Spokesman Tim Roberts said in the past decade doorstep sales had declined , mainly due to supermarkets . |
| 29 | One lady , daughter of the proprietor of Jura said to the Captain — " Captain , do you mean to say you are going to turn us off the only nice place in the steamer and put sheep in it ? " |
| 30 | ‘ She did n't look so breathtakingly confident last night , darling , ’ Margaret Stanhope said to the radio set . |