Example sentences of "say [prep] television " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her swift rise to ministerial office — and public notoriety for blunt speaking — came to a sudden end when she was forced to resign in December 1988 after provoking a catastrophic slump in the British egg market by saying on television that ‘ most ’ egg production was infected by salmonella . |
| 2 | Someone was saying on television |
| 3 | ( 'Load of nonsense , ’ he always said about television ; nonetheless , he liked to have it on . ) |
| 4 | The opinion polls identify Mr Heseltine as the favoured successor to the Tory leadership , and he said in television and radio interviews yesterday that he would accept the ‘ huge honour ’ if it came his way . |
| 5 | ‘ The next parliament will not serve merely as a forum for making political statements but rather as a national institute in which we will all take part in formulating the country 's policies , ’ he said on television before leaving on a three-nation tour as part of Middle East peace efforts . |
| 6 | Mr Mitterrand , who will visit the southern city of Leipzig today , said on television he was looking forward to his talks with East Germany 's new leaders after the extraordinary changes that had taken place in the country . |
| 7 | ‘ I have no higher obligation than to safeguard the lives of American citizens , ’ he said on television . |
| 8 | The situation is stable , ’ Mr Mihai Chitac said on television . |
| 9 | In a typically grandiose gesture , CEGB chairman Sir Walter Marshall said on television that if the inquiry rejected the board 's case on safety grounds , he would resign ‘ because it meant that the technical advice I have given to government in past years has been proved to be incorrect ’ . |
| 10 | Keith Speed , MP , the former Admiralty Under Secretary , said on television ( BBC Newsnight ) that he would have been astonished if those ships , from Exercise spring Train , had not been carrying nuclear weapons . |
| 11 | Morton said on television : ‘ When the tape recordings hit the national newspapers , it was the final straw for Diana . |
| 12 | Amir Taheri , an Iranian author , said on television that all the governments with hostages in Lebanon — America , France , Germany , Britain , South Korea — were treating it as a bona-fide political problem — apart from Britain . |
| 13 | Last Thursday , he said on television : ’ If that convergence is not achieved then the establishment of a ( single ) currency could be a tremendous dislocation and be at tremendous cost . ’ |
| 14 | Baker said on television on March 17 that until these differences were " straightened out " it would be " difficult to conclude START [ the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty negotiations ] " . |
| 15 | One cache with 900 submachine guns was found in a cellar on the premises of a Prague security agency , ’ the national police chief said on television . |
| 16 | Lord Fraser said on television that the proposed legislation , which has cross-party support , would be introduced as the programme in Parliament allowed but gave no hint about how that would be achieved . |
| 17 | Mr Giscard d'Estaing said on television that Mr Mitterrand would have no choice but to hand over the conduct of France 's affairs ‘ to those who have this enormous majority in parliament ’ . |
| 18 | If I had something important to say on television I do n't think I would choose a Sunday afternoon . |