Example sentences of "said [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 yeah , I got f I got , my total marks I could 've got was fifty eight and I got fifty four and she gave me a C and she said must improve your marks .
2 Nothing I said could make him change his mind .
3 I was dark , my black hair cropped close , a slight cast in one eye , and a cheeky expression which many said would send me to the gallows .
4 Omar had a young servant called Demise , and there was another fifteen-year-old lad called Yusuf Nico , who Omar said would make himself useful doing odd jobs .
5 Ah that 's right we said would do it
6 Something they said would mean something to him . ’
7 However , when a one-time tenant called to say his possessions had been seized to pay his debts , Sheridan gave him the £300 which the man said would restore him to his former state .
8 In a letter to employees George thanked everyone for their understanding and sympathy which he said would help him and his family cope with the terrible tragedy .
9 And he said erm well he said we can ta take into consideration you 've four kids he said can extend it for twenty eight days
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