Example sentences of "said his [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heckler said his cousin had been killed by the IRA and that he hated all Irish . |
| 2 | Said his wife had been in need of a holiday and he had been unable to get away . |
| 3 | But Koch , sporting a crew shirt with a bullseye target on the back — ‘ when anything bad happens I seem to get blamed ’ — said his camp had been caught out by the light winds in the semi-final . |
| 4 | Mellor 's wife Judith and son Freddie , eight , watched from a gallery as the ex-Minister said his family had been a tower of strength throughout the whole ‘ sorry mess . ’ |
| 5 | In mitigation Michael Rayner said his client had been deeply depressed in the days leading up to the incident . |
| 6 | His solicitor , Raymond McMenamin , said his client had been in a hurry to get to Edinburgh . |
| 7 | Police said his throat had been cut . |
| 8 | Pathologist Ernest Walton said his death had been brought about by a combination of internal bleeding due to multiple injuries and alcoholic liver disease , which caused liver failure . |
| 9 | The victim 's father , Raymond Smith , said his son had been ‘ good mates ’ with both the accused men . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , the father of James Kelly said his son had been forced to go to England to escape harassment from the security forces . |
| 11 | His father , Jonathon said his son had been in trouble with the police before but had never stolen cars . |
| 12 | David Livingstone , father of Andrew and of the same address , said his son had been at home weight training when he was supposed to be out throwing stones . |
| 13 | His father , John William Gannon , said his son had been living with him since he split up with his wife in January . |
| 14 | His father , John Murphy , said he should have been taken to Durham Prison , where medical treatment which he said his son needed was available if necessary . |
| 15 | For many years , Marek wrote , he had believed his mother when she said his father had been killed in a car accident . |
| 16 | But half an hour later he again addressed the Conference on European Security and said his speech had been a spoof . |
| 17 | People said his speech had been very stirring , as perhaps they might ; Nick ( as perhaps he might ) said the seat ( defending champion T Blair , majority 13,058 ) was ‘ genuinely winnable . ’ |