Example sentences of "and said they would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another amusing incident to come out of ‘ Space Oddity ’ was when I got a phone call from David one day , who said he had to record an Italian version of the song because two kids in Italy had apparently done a cover version of it and as it looked as if it was going to do quite well , the Italian record company wanted a version by the original artist and said they would send someone along to teach Bowie phonetically how to sing the song . |
| 2 | He just quoted the verses , smiled , and said they would bring him great success . |
| 3 | Greenpeace workers had begun packaging the 425 tonnes of waste , dumped in the Sibiu area of central Romania , for safe transport back to Germany and said they would remain at the site until the transport promised by German Environment Minister Klaus Töpfer arrived . |
| 4 | The unions accused Timex of having engineered the strike and said they would continue to demonstrate outside the plant until the bitter end , which will come at Christmas . |
| 5 | The army decided enough was enough : the generals arrested Mr Traoré and said they would move towards elections . |
| 6 | Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’ |
| 7 | On a visit to Scarborough with Janet Rigby , they walked over a bridge and said they would meet up again on it one day . |
| 8 | Queen 's Park Rangers earlier yesterday granted Kendall permission to approach Reid , who joined the London club from Everton on a free transfer in February , and said they would ask no fee for the 33-year-old player in recognition of his ‘ marvellous attitude ’ in his time at Loftus Road . |
| 9 | Sixteen losing girls hurled charges of racism and score-fixing at the judges and said they would sue the organisers . |
| 10 | Sainsbury 's asked for our number and said they would call us back . |
| 11 | His sentence was terminated when Sahara officials bailed him out and said they would pick up the tab for the room but he would have to pay for his food and drink himself . |
| 12 | The Maguire family expressed disappointment at the appeal court 's decision and said they would seek justice from Sir John May , when he reconvened his inquiry in September . |
| 13 | Other law chiefs came to see us and said they would help me to get a healthy country . |
| 14 | Cynics might doubt his commitment to social security , as he introduced himself as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ( his previous job ) , but in his usual good-humoured style , Frank Field simply thanked him and said they would recommend him to Downing Street for a new job because of his social security knowledge . |
| 15 | Someone from a hostel in London came to see me and said they would have me , so when I went to court in Sheffield the judge decided to put me on bail for four weeks , on condition that I stayed at the hostel and that I did n't drink , and also if I attended the Jules Thorn psychiatric unit , which is part of St Pancras Hospital , for a ten-day assessment . |
| 16 | The protesters broke down the parliament 's doors and said they would occupy it until the leaders of all three ethnic communities resigned . |
| 17 | ‘ One of the people I talked to was a salesman for Allied Dunbar and said they 'd do a great job . |
| 18 | She told how the police and social workers came into her house , and said they 'd come to remove the children . |
| 19 | I mean , it 's hard to think of an equivalent , but say you were an inhabitant of Hastings in the year 2066 and you went down to the beach one day and these longships were coming towards you and lots of people in chainmail and pointy helmets got out and said they 'd come for the Battle of Hastings and would you rustle up King Harold so they could shoot him in the eye and here was a huge wallet full of money for you to play your part . |