Example sentences of "say [pron] had [been] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I heard Dan Rather saying there had been explosions in Israel . |
| 2 | He said there had been difficulties in some committee meetings in trying to achieve a quorum and said payments should be made as an award for members who attended . |
| 3 | After the talks , Hanan Ashrawi , the Palestinian spokeswoman , said there had been discussion of undisclosed new proposals , but the Palestinians could not make any final decisions without further consultations among themselves and with the Palestine Liberation Organisation in Tunis . |
| 4 | Suffolk Wildlife Trust director Derek Moore said there had been reports of rabbits and other creatures being shot at by four-wheel drive enthusiasts as the vehicles moved around the ness . |
| 5 | Parish council chairman Peter Foster said there had been reports of one of two buses using the road following a ban on school buses , imposed by the county council after campaigning by residents . |
| 6 | He said there had been representations from the bookmaking and greyhound racing industries in Scotland opposed to evening opening , though there had also been comments from the bookmaking industry supporting the principle . |
| 7 | Mr Evans said there had been days of action in Cleveland every two years since 1979 . |
| 8 | Colin MacFarlane , professor of shipping and marine technology at Strathclyde University , said there had been oil industry resistance to workforce participation in safety discussions before the outcome of the Cullen inquiry . |
| 9 | More than half the respondents , 54 per cent , said they had been readers for at least ten years and three quarters ( 76 per cent ) had been readers for five years . |
| 10 | Although he did n't actually say there had been competition , the implication was very strong . ’ |