Example sentences of "said [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said that something had to be done to put right the mess which the Government had made of the Self-Governing Schools etc . |
| 2 | Alexander said that everyone wants to be right but no one stops to think whether their idea of right is in fact right . |
| 3 | I suspect that there 'll there 'd been a certain amount of alienation for a long time things that the men had to accept because the people with the money and therefore the power said that they had to you know a I think quarry men are very proud on one level great sort of craftsmen in a way and erm I 'm sure that you know th the last couple of years well I 've heard them say really tha that there 'd been things niggling them with the management but I suppose this was just like a blatant smack in the face and they realize that if they accepted this if they let the management walk all over them this was the thin end of the wedge you know that . |
| 4 | He would n't let me pay that for it , he said that they had at the shop . |
| 5 | Size of establishment is associated with number of training programmes ( see Table 4 ) as one might expect it to be , although there are differences to be noted within authorities of similar size : while none of the large libraries said that they engaged in no planned training programmes , they did not fall into Category I ( Category I was 30 or more programmes and was a very broad grouping , with several libraries mentioning well over 100 programmes ) . |
| 6 | v. Lowthian the defendants knew of the existence of the contract between the plaintiffs and their co-contractors but they did not know its precise terms and said that they assumed from their experience in other cases that it could be terminated at short notice . |
| 7 | ‘ Well over one third of those questioned in our survey said that they waited for the sales to make major purchases . |
| 8 | Said that they went to some , to see the Addams Family . |
| 9 | But said that they went on Tuesday evening they had some people over and they were looking we were gon na go for a meal in Chorley er they 'd come over from Grantham , and they were going over on the night on the night ferry , on night boat from Hollyhead . |
| 10 | We also booked hotels in advance , since the guidebooks said that they tended to be busy . |
| 11 | He said that they behaved like ‘ wild dogs ’ when they broke up a peaceful placard demonstration by schoolchildren , beating them with whips and clubs . |
| 12 | And she said that they seem to be selling more |
| 13 | He said that they changed between the moor gate and the end of the Alley . |
| 14 | Why did you go on about that erm place where you went for that beer and you know , you said that we worked for that |
| 15 | John Dower , the father of the National Parks , got it right when he said that we look to the farming communities for the continuance not only of the landscape but of the drama itself , rural life and work . |
| 16 | ‘ But hold on , ’ we can hear you say , ‘ I thought you said that you walked on weekends and played tennis and squash . ’ |
| 17 | Mm , so when you left your , when you came back you said that you went into a requisition property |
| 18 | I tell your dad cos he called you , he said that you go at a snail 's pace did n't he today ? |
| 19 | ‘ He said that you looked like a little ghost , and tried not to mention my name . |
| 20 | before we come I said , erm , I said you realize I said that you gon na be under pressure really cos |
| 21 | He also said that you attack like a well-trained guard dog . |
| 22 | Mrs Webster said that she came into my bedroom several times , fearing I might be in a coma ! |
| 23 | Now another thing as I said that she looked at in terms of clusters was the centre line . |
| 24 | She said that she knew about it and that she had known for quite a while . |
| 25 | In Lawrence [ 1982 ] AC 510 , Lord Diplock said that there had to be an obvious and serious risk of some physical harm or substantial damage to property in relation to reckless driving and causing death by reckless driving . |
| 26 | Council leader John Williams ( Lab ) said that there had to be strict conditions . |
| 27 | Auriol Stevens , Director of the Universities Information Unit , said that there appeared to be no extra money to cover the projected increase in students : |
| 28 | I said that I couple of the |
| 29 | Mr Patten also said that he believed in the validity of the present system for predicting what housing needs will be . |
| 30 | The judge said that he took into account McKie 's age in sentencing him . |