Example sentences of "[noun prp] said it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paris-based computer services and distribution group Metrologie International SA said it had an operating loss in the first quarter of 1993 due to a drop in activity and pressures to reduce gross margins : the loss was equivalent to about $3.6m and turnover on a like-for-like basis fell 15.9% to $73.5m . |
| 2 | McKinsey said it had several programmes in place to build the information technology capability of its consulting staff , and Information Consulting could accelerate the process . |
| 3 | In a robust defence of the sector , Mr Scott said it performed outstandingly for its clients in Scotland and throughout the world . |
| 4 | and Lucy said it fits him lovely , but she was saving all the blue clothes |
| 5 | Well I think like Lucy said it has made you think about the really . |
| 6 | William Hill said it refuses to accept wagers on the state of royal marriages and has often turned down bets on a Charles and Diana split . |
| 7 | New chairman David Mahony said it has been decided to concentrate on its electrical and electronic businesses . |
| 8 | NEC said it plans volume production of about 10,000 units a month in the spring of 1994 , increasing to about 30,000 a month by early 1995 . |
| 9 | NEC said it plans volume production of about 10,000 units a month in the spring of 1994 , increasing to about 30,000 a month by early 1995 . |
| 10 | Separately Caci said it has arrived at agreements to settle shareholder lawsuits pending in Delaware Chancery Court and in the District of Columbia . |
| 11 | Lord Morison said it had been argued that the unique and novel attempt by the Mullan family to establish something which the Crown had failed to do in a criminal case raised questions of general importance . |
| 12 | Regional Official Walter Ievers said it had been confirmed that schools are under no statutory obligation to report to parents of children finishing primary seven and third form in secondary and grammar schools in the way the Department has indicated in the recent Parents Guide . |
| 13 | Brent Walker said it expected the buyout negotiations ‘ would be successfully completed shortly ’ . |
| 14 | Tory Bill Walker said it showed the German nation in its true colours . |
| 15 | Sue said it rained on Gregory 's birthday last year . |
| 16 | While Nottinghamshire said it had messages of support from local authorities across the country , legal experts sided with the Appeal Court . |
| 17 | The Royal Bank of Scotland said it had pulled out because it saw no continuing need for its participation . |
| 18 | Hampshire said it did not want to duck its share of the South-east 's demand for housing , but would find land enough in the south of the county in preference to development nearer London . |
| 19 | In response , the Bank of England said it did not accept the conclusions the committee had drawn from the Bingham Report . |
| 20 | IBM said it continued ‘ aggressively ’ to seek ways ’ to improve profitability , but admitted that sales of the AS/400 as well as of the mainframes declined as users wait for the new models . |
| 21 | IBM said it continued ‘ aggressively ’ to seek ways ’ to improve profitability , but admitted that sales of the AS/400 as well as of the mainframes declined as users wait for the new models . |
| 22 | More to the point , in its registration statement with the Securities & Exchange Commission , IBM said it intended to issue up to $3,000m of long term debt and preferred stock during the next year or so . |
| 23 | In a further move , Chevron said it had set up a $5billion agreement with international banks to provide a fighting fund to fend off its rival . |
| 24 | Eva said it had taken them nearly a month to get booked up . |
| 25 | Eva said it had taken to wait a month to get in for a Saturday night . |
| 26 | North Korea said it rejected the resolution , and would regard sanctions as a declaration of war . |
| 27 | Bad news is that Robert Bosch GmbH said it planned to cut more than 1,000 jobs in its telecommunications division to take it to just over 37,000 ; 3,700 jobs went in 1992 . |
| 28 | The ANC said it had agreed to a ceasefire , nothing more . |
| 29 | I remember Ida said it needed something , but I ca n't remember what she said . |
| 30 | But Labour candidate Peter Mandelson said it showed how people were suffering under the NHS in its present state . |