Example sentences of "say the [noun sg] had be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm say the fox had been in the ground , and the and the the young cubs , for about three or four days . |
| 2 | But say the figure had been erm fo he 's travelling at forty eight point three miles an hour , and you want to know how far he 's gone after twenty seven minutes or something , it 's a bit more awkward then so it 'd be easier to look it up on a graph . |
| 3 | The Thing had said the Ship had been used for exploring . |
| 4 | A spokesman for Dowty 's says the work had been expected by Dowty landing gear ; and so it wo n't affect the request for workers to take a pay freeze . |
| 5 | I phoned it up and says the fella had been out , you know , they change , update it |
| 6 | Harold summed up by saying the discussion had been first-class : ‘ the best I have ever heard in this type of gathering ’ . |
| 7 | Only to find , first , that genuinely ill as he was , he had missed the local paper saying the psychopath had been caught , and that the compulsive liar Brenda had been telling everyone he was her lover , a rumour that had got back to his wife whose mac he had by mistake worn during the murder and had been unable to destroy . |
| 8 | The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters admitted being behind the attack on the Sinn Fein advice centre in Lepper Street in the republican New Lodge area of north Belfast , saying the aim had been to murder three members of the party . |
| 9 | Lord Justice Lloyd said the judge had been the victim of ‘ inexplicable confusion ’ in reaching this decision . |
| 10 | British Rail Maintenance said the session had been ‘ extremely useful ’ . |
| 11 | He said the debacle had been very important in Czechoslovakia : it had shown that ‘ people can make a difference ’ . |
| 12 | Committee chairman , Coun Handel Morgan , said the funding had been earmarked in the education committee estimates but was deleted by the policy committee and full county council . |
| 13 | The Cuban leader said the election had been a success in the face of intense pressure from the United States , hostile radio stations run by Cuban exiles in the US had called on Cubans to abstain or spoil their votes . |
| 14 | Somebody said the girl had been taken by Chiricahuas on a raid and held four or five weeks before a patrol out of Fort Thomas surprised their rancheria and found her . |
| 15 | Andrew Eliel , editor of the guide , said the award had been launched because it was felt the best chef did not necessarily work in the best restaurant . |
| 16 | Pressed to say if the arrival of a US envoy was now closer , Mr Spring said the issue had been discussed between John Major and President Clinton . |
| 17 | Announcing the sad news for concert-goers , Steve May , arts development officer at Colchester Borough Council , said the event had been cancelled ‘ for reasons beyond our control ’ . |
| 18 | Dr Simon Newell , in charge of the neonatal unit , said the couple had been trying for a baby for seven years and Mrs Vince had been undergoing fertility treatment for five years . |
| 19 | Peter Armstrong , prosecuting , said the couple had been married for a year but had lived together for four years before marrying . |
| 20 | At a public inquiry held on Tuesday following the refusal by planners to grant permission for the conversion , Mr James Asquith , a town planner , said the hotel had been badly affected by the recession . |
| 21 | But town planner James Asquith , for the Sundial , said the hotel had been affected by the recession . |
| 22 | Well I sort of said to him as well about , I said and it 's ridiculous , just because I said the bedding had been lo in the loft |
| 23 | He said the country had been ‘ stunned ’ last week by the prospect of a government which on the one hand said Parliament would make the decision on ratification , but on the other that the Government would use the Royal Prerogative ‘ to avoid any voice , any vote , and decision by Parliament ’ . |
| 24 | He said he understood the village needed more housing but said the council had been ‘ heavy handed ’ . |
| 25 | STAFF TRAINING The details have yet to be revealed but Mr Pearson said the council had been encouraging firms to train their staff since 1983 . |
| 26 | Firemen said the joist had been installed too close to the flue . |
| 27 | A DoE spokeswoman said the land had been acquired to improve sight distance on the road , which was due to be widened in the near future . |
| 28 | Powys acting chief executive , Michael Rolt , said the land had been assembled by the county council as part of a major investment by the county in the town 's internal highways infrastructure . |
| 29 | Bucknor later showed me a particular mark on the seam though he said the damage had been caused by general play , insisting : ‘ There was no problem , Nothing wrong had happened . |
| 30 | Spokeswoman Fiona Bell said the alarm had been sounded in the tunnel between Billingham and Wilton , but that there was no incident . |