Example sentences of "say he [vb past] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Albert Jackson says he saw something , ’ he said . |
| 2 | He says he had nothing to do with it . ’ |
| 3 | They were investigating alleged deception by his flatmate , which he says he had nothing to do with . |
| 4 | He says he realised something terrible was going to happen , but he never thought that they would actually set light to the car . |
| 5 | ‘ She says he met someone from the convent on the night that Lady Eleanor died , and that Father Reynard did go to Godstowe but then disappeared until the next morning . ’ |
| 6 | Denny says he wanted something gold for |
| 7 | He has said he lost something like £15,000 in potential earnings as a freelance builder and an injury suffered in the tournament has meant that he is unable to work — so he loses out both ways . |
| 8 | I remember my dad saying he knew something was up because he could see it in my eyes , ’ says Charman . |
| 9 | A few minutes later he was uncorking a fine claret in Masha 's room , saying he had something to celebrate : he 'd been invited to breakfast at Downing Street to help brief Maggie for her trip to Poland . |
| 10 | And he ended the conversation mysteriously , saying he had something important to tell me too . |
| 11 | He refused , saying he wanted nothing more to do with her . |
| 12 | And he said he noticed something on the path but he could n't see what it was . |
| 13 | It was music to a Scotsman 's ears when he said he owed everyone in Scotland a drink , but many were sure it was only an empty promise uttered in the heat of the moment . |
| 14 | I was just about to put my papers away , when he said he had something ‘ delicate ’ to talk about . |
| 15 | The Minister later said he had nothing to add to a previous statement which said appointments were made on the basis of aptitude and merit . |
| 16 | Senator McGowan 's chief concern was for ‘ the poor people of Fintown who had to stand beside the sod ditch ’ and whose future was now being jeopardised by people who ‘ wanted to get on the bandwagon ’ , but he complimented Councillor McCaffrey ‘ if he has shares ’ , though he said he had none himself . |
| 17 | The youth hostel was closed , the only shop was disguised as a garage and had no window , a local quaker family had helped to close the only pub in the village in the 1950s , and a farmer I asked said he had none . |
| 18 | Cowden said he tested one before the raid , ‘ but my pipe gave off more smoke . ’ |
| 19 | Yeah , and I said he said something about going to the pictures so he 's going on about it . |
| 20 | At the inquest into his death and those he killed the sergeant said he saw nothing in the dead officer to make him question his state of mind . |
| 21 | So I went to meet her when she docked , and Captain Illingworth said he knew nothing of Mr. Andrew . |
| 22 | Mr Johns said he knew nothing of this but the next day Grugel again asked for money and became aggressive . |
| 23 | Mr Johns said he knew nothing of this but the next day Grugel again asked for money and became aggressive . |
| 24 | When Dr Macpherson had listed a catalogue of human rights abuses in Malawi to Dr Banda , he had appeared concerned and said he knew nothing about it . |
| 25 | At one point he said he wanted something and DeFries said ‘ No , you ca n't have it — you do n't have the money . ’ |
| 26 | Well on the Wittering job he said he wanted somebody there you know er myself as manager to oversee the job but on the Sheffield Wednesday job , incidentally I 'd I got the contract from them both , the Sheffield Wednesday job was done I 'd only ever had to visit it once and that was at my request not at anybody else 's and either way both erm the Wittering and the Sheffield Wednesday er there have been other drivers going . |
| 27 | Even when Dexter took over the questioning , Marek said he remembered nothing about the car or its driver . |
| 28 | Hackney racing manager Michael Marks , who said he found nothing wrong with the running of the race , will remember Black Thursday for other reasons . |
| 29 | He said he did everything he could to calm Farrow down , including on two occasions taking her to the exclusive Carlyle Hotel and sleeping with her after she begged him to do so . |
| 30 | No , no he , he unstuck er a drain and then said he did something on the roof |