Example sentences of "said [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as the conversation f went on a little further eventually the man said the policeman said for no accountable reason And what 's your load anyway ? |
| 2 | Christina disliked her nasal drawl , and said for the final time , ‘ Well , nice to have met you both . |
| 3 | No you said for the new office . |
| 4 | I have often heard this said as a last-ditch attempt by adults to find consolation or uplift from a dreich church service or one in which the sermon was the dominant factor and was long-winded or incomprehensible or both . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll have three rounds with each of these two men , ’ Trentham said as a reluctant instructor laced up the captain 's gloves . |
| 6 | ‘ Just shows you who 's got the brains then , ’ Susan said as a good-natured put-down . |
| 7 | ‘ Let it be understood that I was not mad with you , ’ he said as a bleak expression crept into his eyes . |
| 8 | ‘ Letty , ’ she said as the young girl bobbed in the doorway , ‘ ask Mrs Beynon to come in please . ’ |
| 9 | So getting back you know the fact that you said about a limited income so what does that in terms of foods you buy , what kind of things do you find do you buy actually s |
| 10 | I rather suspect that the , I even said about the strong colour of the net , I suspect , that when |
| 11 | There 's been very little said about the actual content of the Childrens Act and I think it actually gets all Party 's support , which is , which is excellent . |
| 12 | For example , each side said about the other side : |
| 13 | ‘ We have , ’ he said through a zipped mouth , ‘ a few favours to come . ’ |
| 14 | Finally , bear in mind what the examiner said after a recent PE 2 Financial Accounting 2 examination — that an appreciation of the fact that the questions are not highly complex in a technical accounting sense should enable candidates to approach the examination with optimism and even , perhaps , enthusiasm ! |
| 15 | Meanwhile , heightened expectations of the imminent release of Nelson Mandela had been fuelled by remarks on Jan. 8 by his wife Winnie Mandela , who said after a three-hour visit to his prison bungalow that " I do n't think that we are talking about months any longer " . |
| 16 | ‘ OK , Randy , ’ he said after a long pause . |
| 17 | ‘ Exactly that , ’ he said after a long pause . |
| 18 | ‘ You feel safer at home than what you do further away , ’ she said after a long silence , addressing no one . |
| 19 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's so soft , ’ Carolyn said after a long silence . |
| 21 | " He 's not pleased , " Jenny said after a small pause . |
| 22 | Then she said after a small silence , ‘ Alex 's flat is too minute for two . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ The trouble is there is just one female wallaby in his compound so it may be he has followed his natural instinct to go in search of more , ’ Mr Hutchinson said after a day-long search . |
| 24 | " Alfred Osbom Tace , " Stephen corrected him , and said after a little hesitation , " He was my grandfather . " |
| 25 | ‘ But do ye really think , ’ he said after a short pause , ‘ it 's wise to allow a young person to make a decision of that sort ? |
| 26 | ‘ I get homesick all the time , ’ she said after a short visit home to see her brother Lawrence , a joiner in Derry . |
| 27 | Mr Meyer said after a three-day meeting with leaders of Zulu Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi 's conservative Inkatha party that they had asked for time to consult party officials before the start of the planning conference . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd like to help you , Mr Barnett , ’ Kingdom said after a lengthy silence , ‘ but I ca n't . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're wanted , Travis , ’ he said after a brief conversation . |
| 30 | ‘ I — have n't decided yet , ’ she said after a brief hesitation . |