Example sentences of "said [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 2 | These fears were dismissed on Oct. 21 by Kaunda , who said that they illustrated the immaturity of the MMD leadership . |
| 3 | and another thing was , we went to a crocodile farm , later on , and they said that they release the crocodiles into the river that we |
| 4 | A Protestant mob was so incensed by what he said that they wrecked the Irish quarter , breaking in the fronts of houses and knocking down their roofs , and it took a battalion of troops to restore order . |
| 5 | When the company indicated that it considered it was the fairest situation that could be achieved in the circumstances , the union representatives said that they noted the company 's position . |
| 6 | In a referendum on Oct. 26 , 94.1 per cent of the population voted for the independence of Turkmenia and 93.5 per cent said that they supported the policies of the President and Supreme Soviet . |
| 7 | Sister Jane Anne , one of the monastery 's 14 nuns , said that they found the ministry 's statement ‘ very strange ’ . |
| 8 | Few students said that they found the staff approachable , and some seemed just to muddle along , hoping that all would eventually be clear . |
| 9 | Several West Indians said that they liked the ‘ lay-away ’ system , where they put a deposit on something which the shop then keeps until — perhaps paying instalments — they have settled the full price . |
| 10 | In both surveys , the great majority of people said that they favoured the plan . |
| 11 | An RUC detective told the Magistrates Court that when arrested , Caldwell replied ‘ no ’ to all the charges and the police officer said that they regarded the case as a domestic matter . |
| 12 | Many said that they welcomed the opportunity to work , and were not able to do so during the week because there was no one look after their children . |
| 13 | ‘ I would ask however that the next time you attempt plagiarize said that you take the opportunity of confirming your remarks to someone you know rather than one you purport to . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You said that you left the town when you were a child , yet you appear to know your way around . |
| 15 | Mrs Healy said that she heard the girls were running and laughing like they had done in Knockglen and they were hit by a car . |
| 16 | She did not appear to be unduly depressed and now said that she thought the act had been rather drastic , but did not regret it . |
| 17 | Mrs Prentiss , the American consul 's wife , in her last letter to America , said that she had the opportunity of leaving St Pierre with her husband on an American schooner , but decided that the situation did not warrant it . |
| 18 | Lalumière , in an address to the Royal Institute for International Affairs in London on Feb. 28 , 1991 , said that she saw the Council of Europe as an important institutional link between western and eastern Europe , particularly in the field of human rights . |
| 19 | S said that she needed the car to take her family to the airport and that in any case they were only abroad for one week out of two , so she would need the car again on her return . |
| 20 | Secretary Joan Smiles said that she preferred the Dean Centre to Westwood House while clerical officer Norma Clark said : ‘ Westwood House has n't got the character of Dean , but the facilities are much better . ’ |
| 21 | Yes , she said that she opened the door of the cab , to enable the porter to place her luggage within , before entering herself . |
| 22 | I got in touch with Bloom and said that I thought the guy had talent and Bloom told me that he was having a wedding anniversary party in Soho , which is in the centre of London , and to give the group £20 and see what he was like . |
| 23 | I thought about the possibility but when my friends kept saying that I would be chosen I said that I thought the selectors would go for more experience . |
| 24 | He said that I had the ability to be not only Britain 's top sprinter but also number one in Europe . |
| 25 | Graham Greene , for example , said that he wrote The Confidential Agent in record time under the influence of benzedrine . |
| 26 | An old man with only one eye said that he saw the Virgin Mary standing behind Gabriel , dressed in purple and green . |
| 27 | I asked Gennaro how he came by the letter and he merely said that he knew the right people to approach . |
| 28 | Michael Jopling , standing just two feet away as the tale unwound , said that he knew the feeling . |
| 29 | The Minister said that he understood the points that we were making and would undertake a close examination to find out what information could be made available . |
| 30 | He said that he thought the attack arose out of a personal dispute . |