Example sentences of "say [conj] it [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commenting on its 1992 figures ( see page five ) , Acer Inc , Taiwan says that it returned to profit because of better results at its US subsidiary , Acer America Corp , which turned in heavy losses last year . |
| 2 | He says that it seemed to take more than half an hour . |
| 3 | Baker immediately praised Assad 's response as positive , saying that it had demonstrated that Syria was now more willing to enter direct peace talks with Israel than at any time in the past . |
| 4 | Saying that it had gone straight to court , it was in court , you know , |
| 5 | In a formal letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on July 11 , Iraq renewed its demand for an end to international trade sanctions , saying that it had met its obligations under Gulf ceasefire resolutions . |
| 6 | At a banquet hosted by Yang Shangkun on Nov. 1 Nixon described the June crackdown as " excessive and unjustified " , saying that it had damaged US respect and confidence in the Chinese leadership and , speaking to Li Peng , he argued that the two countries ' differences over the events in June were " huge and unbridgeable " , but that Sino-US relations should not be allowed to founder over the issue . |
| 7 | The MNR responded with a statement issued in Nairobi saying that it had accepted the mediators ' invitation to direct talks but that Chissano was delaying " to extend his time in power " . |
| 8 | After the judgment , Price Waterhouse issued a statement saying that it had acted in good faith according to its understanding of the conflict of interest rules at the time . |
| 9 | Looking specifically at the arable sector , the SAC 's Sandy Ramsay highlighted the effects of the UK 's departure from the ERM , saying that it had worked greatly to farmers ' advantage . |
| 10 | Later in October the government confirmed a change in cocoa marketing strategy , saying that it planned to sell cocoa in relatively small quantities through the London market , with the aim of stimulating competition and securing an increase in prices , rather than seeking to obtain large-scale contracts with overseas buyers [ for January 1989 cocoa deal with French trading house see p. 36413 ] . |
| 11 | The state government , dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , had on Oct. 11 acquired 1.12 hectares of land around the shrine , saying that it wished to provide services for tourists and pilgrims . |
| 12 | Mwinyi launched the country 's second five-year plan in Parliament on April 18 , 1989 , saying that it aimed to raise real growth in gross domestic product ( GDP ) on the mainland to 6 per cent a year by the end of the plan period in 1992/93 , compared with 3.9 per cent in 1987/88 . |
| 13 | Opposition groups ( excluding Kurds ) meeting in Damascus in late December rejected a plan to overthrow the government , saying that it needed redrafting " to ensure comprehensive acceptance " by all parties . |
| 14 | Saying that it wanted to reorganise as an 8,000-employee company with $1,400m in annual sales , Wang Laboratories Inc last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors . |
| 15 | In its citation , the Nobel Committee ( of the Norwegian parliament , which awarded the Peace Prize ) said that it wished to honour Gorbachev for his " many and decisive contributions " to East-West relations and " for the greater openness he has brought about in Soviet society " . |
| 16 | The SDPP said that it planned to challenge the vote in the Constitutional Court , which had overturned similar legislation in March 1989 [ see pp. 36528 ; 37592-93 ] . |
| 17 | Yesterday , the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate said that it had rejected the company 's plan to return Trawsfynydd 's reactor one to operation for six months of tests . |
| 18 | Peugeot said that it had lost production of 49,000 cars as a result of the strikes . |
| 19 | In a statement the RJO said that it had decided to free Mann because of the " immense efforts " of the UN Secretary-General , and that his release would " be the prelude for the next stage to speed up the closure of the file of the prisoners and the hostages " . |
| 20 | But The Sun thought that ‘ the meeting was a bogus one , if it was held at all ’ , further alleging that this clandestine organisation ( which said that it had met in secrecy because it feared Hooligan reprisals ) was a put-up job by someone in the pay of The Daily Telegraph . |
| 21 | A spokeswoman for the ministry said that it had seen a draft of the report earlier in the year and had felt that it had made ‘ inappropriate use ’ of the generalised derived limits . |
| 22 | The environmental pressure group Glasgow For People said that it had called on MPs to urge Strathclyde to cancel its plans for Glasgow road projects costing more than £200 million . |
| 23 | Asked whether the new rules have influenced either the amount or type of advertising undertaken , 56 per cent of those responding said that it had not and 11 per cent said that it had exercised only a very marginal effect . |
| 24 | The council said that it had deposed the President , abolishing his office , and had suspended parliament pending new elections . |
| 25 | On Nov. 10 Byelarus said that it had uncovered a smuggling ring engaged in carrying Russian uranium to Poland . |
| 26 | The association said that it had heard of several cases in which EHOs had ordered unacceptable action from wine and drinks wholesalers under the 1990 Food Safety Act . |
| 27 | Kroll said that it had detected $2.4 billion in Iraqi-controlled deposits at some 50 banks . |
| 28 | On April 25 the UNHCR said that it had received only $43,000,000 of the $238,500,000 it had requested as aid for Kurdish refugees . |
| 29 | In a press release issued on Feb. 21 the human rights organization Amnesty International said that it had continued to receive reports of the use of torture and of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia since the start of the Gulf war . |
| 30 | Welcoming the vote on Dec. 16 , Israel 's President , Chaim Herzog , said that it had wiped out a " shameful blot upon [ Israel 's ] good name " . |