Example sentences of "and say that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | England came away from Australia shaking their heads and saying that it was impossible to defend against those moves . |
| 2 | A senior officer in the Royal Engineers poured scorn on the idea and said that it was impossible . |
| 3 | Dad wasted no words and said that it was his bird in the box whereupon C … tried to brazen out the situation by saying he had found the cockbird in the garden and was taking it to the market in the morning . |
| 4 | He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days . |
| 5 | Once , when they had gone on a nature walk , Eve had pointed to a small cottage and said that it was her house . |
| 6 | So I did — my mother had that drawing for many years — and then Mr Moore rang my mother and said that it was so nice having me in his class because I was so interested and keen , but there was n't really a lot of point , and would n't it be better if I played the piano ? |
| 7 | He showed me a speck on the map to the left of Hodges and said that it was named Banks Island , after Cook 's naturalist friend . |
| 8 | The coach was an Embassy staffer in Rome and said that it was twice as good having helpers who were n't parents . |
| 9 | The following year , the medical officer noted a great increase in maternity cases at St. Peter 's Hospital and said that it was ‘ absolutely necessary to have a staff midwife to relieve the maternity sister ’ . |
| 10 | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson described this submission as ‘ plainly ill founded ’ and said that it was ‘ no answer to the S.I.B . 's claim against the solicitors that an individual investor would have no right of action against the solicitors . ’ |
| 11 | He saluted Frederica and Alexander with his rolled newspaper and said that it was cold outside . |
| 12 | The Government complained about the cost and said that it was not a matter for them or that matters were not that bad . |
| 13 | In December the joint forestry committee of Indonesia and Malaysia called for retaliatory action and said that it was " unfair " for Western environmentalists to blame Association of South East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) countries for global problems , and said that Indonesia and Malaysia had both taken steps " to sustain forest resources " . |
| 14 | Kinnock dismissed the proposed Charter on July 23 as " an election gimmick " designed to boost the Conservatives ' electoral ratings rather than tackle the relevant issues , and said that it was an implicit admission that the government had allowed the quality of public services to decline during its years in office . |
| 15 | Earlier , Sharon Freda McLean denied killing Linda McMullen and said that it was co-defendant Lisa Burgess who started to kick and stamp on her in the Wrexham Peace Gardens . |
| 16 | It is a bit much for the hon. Member for Gordon to show a report and to say that it was compiled by Labour-controlled Lothian regional council . |