Example sentences of "of [noun] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night , the Ministry of Defence said they would not be taking action against the ‘ snooper ’ trooper — unless the information he divulged breached national security . |
| 2 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
| 3 | Tonight the Ministry of Agriculture said it sympathised with the bee keepers , but compensation would n't be paid . |
| 4 | The Department of Agriculture said it had no comment to make because the closure was a private decision by the abattoir owners . |
| 5 | The Ministry of Agriculture said it believed hemp , which can grow as high as 15ft , would be a minority crop and would not become a common feature of Britain 's rural landscape . |
| 6 | A woman whose home was wrecked by vandals in an attack which caused thousands of pounds of damage says she 's able to forgive them . |
| 7 | Steve White of Swindon says they 've still got some tough teams to play but they are in good form and if they do n't get into the play-offs it will be their fault |
| 8 | We rang grandma of course to say we would n't be swimming . |
| 9 | No I 'm not , I 'm not going to go into , into further detail until we 've actually got fuller detail , and , and when one 's got something firm to say , we , we will of course say it . |
| 10 | Andrew Collins of NME said it was ‘ A bold experiment with verve and fresh breath ’ Mr Spencer at Sounds said it was ‘ spellbinding ’ and Tim Nicholson at Record Mirror thought it was ‘ Riotously enjoyable and uniquely stupid . ’ |
| 11 | Stewart Purvis , editor in chief of ITN said he was delighted with the new look . |
| 12 | The members of Parliament said it was a scandal ; they were still debating it long after the last vulture took his last victim . |
| 13 | About one third of drivers said they used their cars for unnecessary journeys . |
| 14 | The Head of Department said he expected that the review would ‘ follow them through the normal day ’ , looking at ‘ the way we run the department ; the way we work according to the syllabus — how we relate to it ; the stock control ; the use of resources ; the teaching content and the skills taught ’ ( verified note of meeting ) . |
| 15 | • The mayor of Phoenix said he was encouraged by the positive response to the grand prix from the city . |
| 16 | The makers of Lamisil , Sandoz Pharmaceuticals of Surrey say they tested the drug for 5 years before using it on humans . |
| 17 | PRESIDENT NAJIBULLAH of Afghanistan says he has no intention of resigning and the United States and Pakistan should accept reality and negotiate with him . |
| 18 | Both the ECGD and Bank of Scotland said they would not comment until the programme had been shown . |
| 19 | A leading social work official in another part of Scotland said he was concerned that their staff were not properly trained , particularly in the field of disclosure work with children . |
| 20 | The Royal Bank of Scotland said it had pulled out because it saw no continuing need for its participation . |
| 21 | If a certificate is found not to be conclusive or final when the contract or terms of reference say it should be , that finding will provide good grounds for challenge . |
| 22 | In response , the Bank of England said it did not accept the conclusions the committee had drawn from the Bingham Report . |
| 23 | It came on a day of positive signs for the British economy , with the Bank of England saying it thought inflation would remain below the Government 's target of 4 per cent for the next two years , and cautious indications of a pick-up in high street spending . |
| 24 | In a terse statement the board of directors said it had ‘ considered the Great Britain management set-up and individual talks will take place over the next few days before a formal announcement is made ’ . |
| 25 | In a terse statement the board of directors said it had ‘ considered the Great Britain management set-up and individual talks will take place over the next few days before a formal announcement is made ’ . |
| 26 | Morland 's board of directors said it considered the offer inadequate and recommended shareholders took no action . |
| 27 | There is also a slight improvement on the jobs front with 30 p.c. of directors saying they expect to recruit more compared with 25 p.c. in the earlier survey . |
| 28 | There was disappointing news for advertisers spending heavily on pre-Christmas promotions , with only six per cent of parents saying they were influenced . |
| 29 | Up to now the US airwaves have been free , but there are moves to license any new frequencies that become available to the highest bidder — some argue that television should go entirely by cable to free capacity for radio communications : the US Federal Communications Commission is supporting a bill in Congress to free 200MHz of government-controlled radio frequencies for commercial use , in part through auctions ; the National Association of Broadcasters said it would support the bill if broadcast frequencies were exempt from the auctions ; McCaw Cellular Communications Inc is also a supporter of the bill . |
| 30 | The Department of Transport says they should have known about it before they bought the house . |