Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [conj] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Macbeth seems to have a change of heart and says he is leaving whether he becomes king or not to chance . |
| 2 | They know how to set traps , they know how to ask you questions which will lead you into using emotive words , they will have you on tape , they will also possibly be in a position to edit that tape , and at the end of the day you can not say , ‘ I did n't say that , ’ because I have a piece of tape that says you actually did say it . |
| 3 | I said to Angela , eh , I said , if you go for that job you ca n't stop in middle of ceremony and say I have to go out granddad . |
| 4 | You could almost say there 's a kind of rule that says you ought to write in fairly free verse nowadays and that you 're making a kind of statement if you do n't . |
| 5 | Mr Salmond rejected claims that he had made the issue a question of confidence and said he was ‘ relaxed ’ at the prospect of a challenge , adding : ‘ I think that is a rather far fetched possibility , but obviously in a democratic party everyone has the right to stand for national convener . ’ |
| 6 | The ambassador tried to explain what he knew of the sources of unrest and said he thought the mullahs were getting their money from the merchants in the bazaars , not from the CIA . |
| 7 | Police were forced to set him free with a warning — back to the parents who yesterday admitted he was out of control and said they wanted to see him prosecuted . |
| 8 | Mr Millan personally was in favour of a large degree of devolution and said it helped European regional policy to work more effectively . |
| 9 | The SDLP 's Alex Attwood accused Sinn Fein of personation and said he was confident his party 's vote would hold . |
| 10 | There was a school of thought that said they should kill the human , whose mad eyes followed them around the floor . |
| 11 | At one stage she somehow got on to the subject of coal and said she simply did not believe it came from wood . |
| 12 | The officers blame the private catering company for the standard of food and say they should be sacked . |
| 13 | He spoke of intellect and said he thought that the mind must be coloured with inspiration . |
| 14 | He has written a scientific paper in the journal of the Royal Society of Medicine that says you are likely to have significant long-term reductions in minor health problems if you acquire a dog . |