Example sentences of "said [noun] [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Takes you back , does n't it ? ’ said William as they went into the church . |
| 2 | ‘ You look pretty sober for someone who 's just started on whisky , ’ said Sarah as they walked towards the bus stop . |
| 3 | ‘ Nice place you 've got here , Bruce , ’ said Jim as they walked . |
| 4 | ‘ Gilbert , ’ said Cardiff as they reached the ground level . |
| 5 | ‘ We should warn people , ’ said Cardiff as they moved . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's getting popular , ’ said Markby as they squeezed into a corner settle near the fire . |
| 7 | ‘ Inherited wealth ! ’ said Ellen when they got home , before Bernard could say a word . |
| 8 | ‘ A curious game , ’ said Antony as they drove away from the ground . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ said O'Rourke when they had calmed down , ‘ it 's just that that was the gesture Edmund Kean is supposed to have used on the ‘ Is this a dagger ? ’ speech in Macbeth at the New Theatre Royal , Drury Lane , in 1823 . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He wants you up the flange-plates , ’ said Tam as they sat down . |
| 11 | ‘ Jimmy 's a good lad , ’ said Pete as they sat down . |
| 12 | ‘ Whoa there , lass , ’ said Jake as they came to a halt . |
| 13 | So I said wonder if they 've got that headboard for Ken , you know I did n't know he had one I said we 'll have a look and see how much they are . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's the least likely murderer , though , Jim , ’ said Wickham as they waited for the man to join them . |
| 15 | ‘ Sorry , ’ said Pooley when they connected a few minutes later . |
| 16 | " They have spotted a group of seladang cows and calves grazing a half mile away , " said Devraux when they had finished . |
| 17 | ‘ That scale of operation does make Anthony 's black marketing seem quite trivial , does n't it ? ’ said Julia as they watched the jeep disappearing in a cloud of dust . |
| 18 | ‘ I know , dear , ’ said Graham and they exchanged a pair of smiles so sweet and affectionate that Phoebe , despite herself , suddenly liked them . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think Hunter-Blair knew the truth , sir , ’ said Marshall as they walked back to their car . |
| 20 | ‘ We 're getting warmer , sir , ’ said Marshall when they met up . |
| 21 | ‘ You and I might as well be getting back to Zimmerman 's , Richter , ’ said Moreau as they shuffled out into the street . |
| 22 | ‘ I believe we 're the only ones left , ’ said Jed as they stopped at East Acton , a rather dark little station that looked as if it might be out in the country . |
| 23 | ‘ Their heads were bitten off , ’ said Lee as they went into Philip 's bedroom . |
| 24 | ‘ You sure she 's out ? ’ said Philip as they ran through Mrs Wright 's gate . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm grateful , ’ said Lindsey as they walked towards the office . |
| 26 | And then on yours ? ’ said Jay as they snuggled close . |
| 27 | ‘ I rest my case , ’ said X as they walked back to the clubhouse . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , my God , ’ said Paula as they drove out of sight of the frontier post , ‘ my palms are wet inside my gloves . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Well , thank God for Beuno , ’ said Lydia as they drove home in the dark . |
| 30 | ‘ It ent arrived , has it ? ’ said George as they stepped into the dark hall . |