Example sentences of "he said firmly " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Libra , ’ he said firmly . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll like this one , ’ he said firmly , ‘ partly because of the water ; it all flows downwards , the whole garden works its way downwards . |
| 3 | ‘ Wilson , ’ he said firmly , ‘ what lies behind this ? |
| 4 | ‘ One year and two months , to the very day , ’ he said firmly . |
| 5 | ‘ Here , ’ he said firmly , pointing with his indelible pencil at a point mid-way between Newfoundland and Ireland . |
| 6 | ‘ It will be best if you leave now , my son , ’ he said firmly . |
| 7 | ‘ Switching on the computer , ’ he said firmly . |
| 8 | ‘ The classics , ’ he said firmly . |
| 9 | Jonadab Oaks might be as lean and sinewy as ever , with muscles as firm and trim as in his youth , but age had taken its toll and he was not the equal of his son , who now faced him so challengingly , ‘ There 's nowt for me ti apologise for , ’ he said firmly . |
| 10 | ‘ No , you do n't , ’ he said firmly . |
| 11 | ‘ Be assured , madam , that either way the king is not in danger , ’ he said firmly . |
| 12 | When any of our neighbours wanted firewood theirs was from old fish boxes , but they had it cheap at a penny a bowlful , and ‘ no tick ’ , ‘ cash on the nail , ’ as he said firmly . |
| 13 | ‘ If they were n't nice people , I would n't dream of it , ’ he said firmly . |
| 14 | ‘ It is not part of a doctor 's work to become involved in brawls , ’ he said firmly . |
| 15 | ‘ No snakes of any kind , ’ he said firmly . |
| 16 | ‘ I want you , ’ he said firmly , and slid his hand beneath the grey flannel . |
| 17 | Turning to the boy , he said firmly , ‘ If you ever again raise your hand to either of the children or your mother , I shall … |
| 18 | Now he said firmly , ‘ I do n't believe in running risks . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I am , ’ he said firmly . |
| 20 | ‘ Anyway , ’ he said firmly , ‘ what I believe or do n't believe is neither here nor there . |
| 21 | ‘ I should be in the way , ’ he said firmly . |
| 22 | However , it would be better to err on the side of too much courtesy , and so , ‘ Sire , ’ he said firmly , ‘ if there is a way to get you out , we will find it . ’ |
| 23 | He said firmly : ‘ No , Cassie . |
| 24 | ‘ The only way to deal with it is lie in the dark and stay absolutely quiet , ’ he said firmly . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's my job , ’ he said firmly . |
| 26 | Then he said firmly , ‘ It 's my job . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Now , miss , ’ he said firmly . |
| 28 | In 1959 , when I visited America and had the chance to talk about all this with Frank Buchman , he said firmly to me , ‘ You wo n't go back to Africa until you are fundamentally different , so different that no one recognises you . ’ |
| 29 | Surely in all Mr Dickens 's vast works there must be some mention of almonds , and if not , ’ he said firmly , ‘ remember that in France this dish is named hedgehog soup . |
| 30 | ‘ And even if it vas not , ve have no need to vorry , ’ he said firmly . |