Example sentences of "and said it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supermarket chain Gateway Foodmarkets announced it was switching its 1,100 cars to diesel six months ago and said it expected to save around £400,000 a year on fuel alone . |
| 2 | ‘ Some have praised our style and said it does n't matter if we go down , so long as we keep playing football . |
| 3 | The CPS has returned the file and said it does not intend to prosecute the officers , who have not been named by police chiefs . |
| 4 | The leading moderate Muslim , Dr Hesham El-Essawy , chairman of the Islamic Society for the Promotion of Religious Tolerance , welcomed the organisation 's launch and said it reflected the feelings of most British Muslims . |
| 5 | The Science Museum , which owns the airfield , admitted it 's had to increase the amount it charges the Association , and said it regretted plans to pull out . |
| 6 | Last night AA Roadwatch urged drivers to take care in the icy conditions and said it anticipated problems with heavy traffic during the holiday period . |
| 7 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
| 8 | Mr Allan admitted keeping houses secure was a problem and said it seemed that young children were to blame for most of the damage and fires in the street . |
| 9 | But yesterday Forum rejected the criticism and said it had put seven names to Mr Adamec for the cabinet posts . |
| 10 | Mr Tutton blamed it on a type of narrow laser beam used in early operations and said it had not been a problem for the British patients . |
| 11 | While S & N has announced itself ‘ perfectly happy ’ with the way things have gone since the switch and said it had been successful , some observers are convinced that operating costs have increased substantially and cite political rather than cost or environmental reasons behind the decision . |
| 12 | They looked at the law and said it had been broken . |
| 13 | But the STUC also voiced disquiet about the way last Monday 's picketing was handled by police , and said it had secured a pledge that policing would now be ‘ even-handed ’ . |
| 14 | The committee welcomed the police 's higher profile and said it had improved the image of Darlington town centre . |
| 15 | Mr Maclean dismissed that as highly speculative and said it had no connection with the draft authorisation under consideration by HMIP . |
| 16 | The BBC had no comment to make about the deepening row and said it had no knowledge of any plans to oust him . |
| 17 | THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay . |
| 18 | A spokesman said they had been overwhelmed by the number of applications when the new disability living benefit was announced and said it had taken longer than anticipated to sort out . |
| 19 | Chevron 's swift counter-attack came a day after Pennzoil announced it had spent $2.1 billion to build up a nine per cent share stake in Chevron and said it planned to continue investing in the oil giant as a passive shareholder . |
| 20 | It detected a pick-up in house sales and said it hoped 1993 would prove ‘ a springboard for recovery ’ . |
| 21 | Mr Millan personally was in favour of a large degree of devolution and said it helped European regional policy to work more effectively . |
| 22 | The Home Office refused to reveal whether the man was seeking asylum and said it did not comment on individual cases . |
| 23 | Willis was much more cheerful and said it reminded him of a boarding house in the old days . " |
| 24 | He went into her family history and said it explained a lot . |
| 25 | Regional Magistrate Gerry Harty agreed that the firm had a good record and said it bought vast quantities for distribution to its various stores . |