Example sentences of "[noun] say [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything that Labour says about public spending shows that it is completely indifferent to inflation , which would have a bad effect on unemployment . |
| 2 | I have always maintained , ’ Woolley said with ponderous irony , ‘ that the way to avoid a long argument is to shoot the other man before he starts . |
| 3 | You should try looking some time , ’ Donna said with gleeful malice . |
| 4 | ‘ They 'll lose all the spoons tonight ! ’ the Countess said with undisguised satisfaction , then turned as applause greeted the stately polonaise which had progressed from the far side of the house , advanced through the entrance hall and now entered the ballroom to open the dancing formally . |
| 5 | All would be revealed , Mr Gorbachev said on national television , for the Soviet people had a right to know . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sure you have , ’ Scott said with great relief . |
| 7 | ‘ It was probably the need for assistance , ’ Lucy said with sudden understanding . |
| 8 | ‘ Giovanna 'll be here in the morning , ’ Molly said with determined brightness . |
| 9 | ‘ It will be , ’ Molly said with considerable feeling , ‘ when he 's finished writing about them . ’ |
| 10 | After cautiously sounding our way over stones of all colours and sizes encased in the clearest ice formed by the spray of the waterfall , we found the rock … from the summit of which the water shot directly over our heads into a bason and among fragments of rock wrinkled over with masses of ice , white as snow , or rather as D. says like congealed froth … |
| 11 | Lissa said with crushing force , ‘ Whether or not she is your sister gives you no right to make slanderous , evil accusations . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's true , Brett ’ Springfield said in mock sympathy . |
| 13 | For his part , do Nascimento said on Angolan radio the same day that acceptance of a ceasefire was linked to the setting of a date for elections . |
| 14 | ‘ A tanner ! ’ the boy said in incredulous delight , ‘ Ta , Mister . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I know who you are , ’ the guard said with obvious disdain . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I ca n't think why we should be praying for them , ’ Benny said with mock indignation . |
| 17 | ‘ You rest there a while , Mrs Miller , ’ the girl said with unusual boldness , ‘ and I 'll make you a fresh brew of tea before I start on the drawing room . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ In the winter months , ’ Mrs Corduroy said with smiling determination , ‘ he misses the rat race . |
| 19 | ‘ I make that one game all , ’ Graham said with evident satisfaction . |
| 20 | Again , in Wright v British Railways Board [ 1983 ] 2 AC 733 Lord Diplock said of non-pecuniary loss : |
| 21 | The reason I shall vote against the motion and for the amendment could n't have been put more succinctly than it was by Mr , I think Mr made the most pertinent remark that has been made in the debate today , when in opposition to what Mr said about individual freedom he said this is a matter of personal conscience . |
| 22 | Durance said with quiet disdain : ‘ He made mad accusations , they were so mad no one would believe him . ’ |
| 23 | The Maggot said with inappropriate exultation , then twisted his head to stare back at the island . |
| 24 | ‘ I was solely concerned with the need to know , ’ Husband said with deep sincerity . |
| 25 | Secretary of State Peter Lilley says in future help should be targetted at those with the greatest needs |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm all right now , ’ Jessamy said with sudden wariness . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , you certainly look very dashing , ’ Harry said with genuine admiration . |
| 28 | As Brightman J said in United Sterling Corp Ltd v Felton and Mannion [ 1974 ] RPC 162 " This contractual obligation of fidelity … may prevent a skilled employee from giving his assistance to a competitor despite the fact that such assistance is provided by the employee in his own time and despite the fact that no information has been disclosed to the employees in confidence " . |
| 29 | Phil Thornally : As Fred Trueman said of Indoor League , ‘ I 'll sithee ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ No , ’ Anna said with complete honesty to Tim , her supervisor , who was certainly young enough to be Tim , her son , ‘ I know absolutely nothing about facings . ’ |