Example sentences of "said [prep] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The House will have heard what the hon. Gentleman said about his parliamentary neighbour . |
| 2 | I do not recognise in what the hon. Member for Leicester , East said about my hon. Friend any vestige of truth . |
| 3 | We looked in vain in Siemens AG 's first half report on Monday for any mention of its Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG computer subsidiary , and with all the dreadful economic news coming out of Germany , it began to assume the air of the dog that did n't bark : Siemens said of its overall business that it did not show any revival in the first half , and that continued economic decline affected domestic business and led to a decline in incoming orders , and there was no recovery in its foreign business ; laying it on with a trowel , Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's leading economic advisor was quoted on Tuesday as saying that German workers failed to recognise the danger of high wages in a time of recession , and that German products were too expensive for world markets as wage increases outpaced growth in productivity , and earlier , Siemens Nixdorf had had to rebut a magazine report that its losses would be even worse this year , saying that it was certain that its results would improve this fiscal year ; the article , in Manager Magazin , also said that Siemens was looking for a replacement for Siemens Nixdorf management board chairman Hans-Dieter Wiedig , and added that plans to reduce the workforce to 41,000 by 1995 from 47,200 at the end of February could well be accelerated . |
| 4 | She gave up the branch chairmanship of the Civil and Public Servants union in 1990 after 10 years and said of her multi-purpose role : ‘ My husband used to say our lounge was like an office on Sunday nights when I was sorting through my paperwork for the week . ’ |
| 5 | Mrs Harding said of her forthcoming retirement : ‘ I imagine I will keep up some of the work and stay in touch with a lot of the friends I have made . ’ |
| 6 | Ice cool Dr Apps said of their big night out : ‘ It will be a bit boring but we 'll take a walkman and try to get a good night 's sleep . ’ |
| 7 | I visited a college there in , in that offshore island in the Indian Ocean and met the principal of that theological college and I said to him , I asked him how the college was going and he gave the same blandness to his answer as to my question and then he said of his theological college we are still training an aristocracy for the church and ensuring the inertia of the people of God . |
| 8 | Ian Stark once said of his great mount Murphy Himself that if Murphy 's ears were really pricked while they were going round a cross country course that he was probably out of control ! |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm going to offer a programme that 's going to create half a million or more jobs in the short run , that is highly progressive , that is very well balanced , that is faithful to the great middle class of this country and good for the things that we care about , jobs and health care , ’ he said of his economic plan . |
| 10 | Dr. Berry said of his new appointment : ‘ I see the Westlakes research Institute as providing a tremendous opportunity for extending scientific and technological knowledge . |
| 11 | Cliff Bastin said of his celebrated partner : ‘ The first thing that struck me about Alex was his terrific self-confidence . |
| 12 | You 're joking ? ’ she said with her distinctive throatiness , as she paid for the coffees . |
| 13 | " Mr. Preston would like to see Miss Simpson as soon as she arrives , " Mrs. Mott said with her usual air of an ambassador at the Court of St. James delivering a grave communique " from his Head of State . |
| 14 | Erika , who had never set eyes on Hetta in her life , stoutly agreed , and even Paul , making a dishevelled appearance , said with his new courtliness that he would like to meet her , causing Frau Nordern to raise a sceptical eyebrow and warn him not to be sarcastic at that time of the morning . |
| 15 | N-nothing I 'd l-like more , ’ Pogo said with his usual enthusiasm . |
| 16 | ‘ M-Maddy 's perfectly j-justified , ’ he said with his intermittent stutter . |
| 17 | ‘ Do not follow me , Huy , ’ he said with his old authority . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said into her sodden handkerchief . |
| 19 | LRT said in its corporate plan published yesterday : ‘ The level of congestion on the Underground is such that unconstrained further growth in demand can not safely be accommodated , and real increases in fares would help restrain excessive growth . ’ |
| 20 | Mrs Fitzgerald said in her gentle voice and Anne smiled and agreed . |
| 21 | ‘ Two biscuits on each saucer , ’ she said in her crow-like voice . |
| 22 | ‘ Better ? ’ she said in her normal voice , and grinned . |
| 23 | ‘ Sam , ’ she said in her tired voice . |
| 24 | ‘ Sarah will come with us , wo n't you , love ? ’ she said in her weak voice , and Sarah gladly agreed . |
| 25 | ‘ I think we could sit down now , ’ Charlotte said in her clear voice , smiling at them from the door , and they followed her into the dining room . |
| 26 | Lady Diana Cooper ( then in her eighty-eighth year ) who attended the event , said in her inimitable way : ‘ Was n't that a mighty feast to set before a King ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ She 's round , ma'am , ’ Salt said in her angry voice , and under her breath : ‘ Blessed if I know what the world 's coming to … serving wenches falling about and being propped in chairs as if they were gentry . ’ |
| 28 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall ( Miss Hoey ) said in her excellent contribution , the degree of racism and racist violence on the rise in Europe must be dealt with . |
| 29 | ‘ Thank you , ’ Charlotte said in her self-contained way . |
| 30 | ‘ The phone is over there , Chris , and I suggest you try to reach Toby now , ’ she said in her determined way . |