Example sentences of "[adv] said [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother obviously adored him and merely said with unconvincing sincerity , ‘ Now , Pino , mind what I say . ’ |
| 2 | Which , of course , they once said about pop music . |
| 3 | She counted ten elephants , added two baby ones for luck , then said with sweet reasonableness , ‘ I thought you enjoyed talking . |
| 4 | She slewed her eyes furtively from side to side and then said with awed relish : |
| 5 | She did not ask me foolish questions such as — ‘ How do you propose to go about it ? ’ but instead said with easy grace , reaching into a capacious velvet bag , handing me a card : |