Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Tanya , he has no bad feelings towards his employers and says his redundancy was handled well . |
| 2 | He stopped , dismounted , put his hand to his heart and said ‘ Alexander Augustus Hope ’ — he paused — ‘ your servant . ’ |
| 3 | Because this is what he always felt after his father died — that if he could just speak to him now , he could really open his heart and say everything , without feeling that strange mute on his vocal chords . |
| 4 | He turned on the tap , wet his fingers and said : ‘ Pittura . ’ |
| 5 | She kissed his fingers and said : |
| 6 | ‘ Because I 'm b aadd , ’ he clowns , but them holds up his shaking hand , spreads his fingers and says : ‘ It 's because of this . |
| 7 | Paddy got into his tent and said , ‘ I thought they 'd have offered us something for it . ’ |
| 8 | He stamped his foot and said loudly , ‘ Come out , come out now . ’ |
| 9 | On ITV 's This Morning show he said Maxwell , upset over comments made about The European newspaper , had looked out over Holborn from his apartment and said : ‘ I do n't know why I do n't end it all . ’ |
| 10 | He finished his story and said , ‘ I ca n't stay long . |
| 11 | Astorre , wiping peach juice from his beard , threw down his napkin and said , ‘ Well , you took your time . |
| 12 | He threw off his worry and said quickly : |
| 13 | Paul grits his teeth and says to Keith , ‘ I love him . ’ |
| 14 | Striped shirt tapped a gold pencil thoughtfully against his teeth and said that of course one had every respect for someone wishing to take such a stand and that in that case we must see what could be done with the portfolio as it was . |
| 15 | Painstakingly the Inspector took Ian through his movements of the previous night whilst Ian set his teeth and said ‘ yes ’ at intervals . |
| 16 | He set his teeth and said nothing , but his eyes were eloquent . |
| 17 | He looked at his watch and said , " If it was up to me I would leave in ten minutes . " |
| 18 | He smiled a little , and with the ice broken they discussed dogs until he looked at his watch and said he would have to go . |
| 19 | Harvey looked at his watch and said , ‘ Time to get ready . ’ |
| 20 | Ralph looked at his watch and said , ‘ Couple more minutes left … come on drink up … time for another . ’ |
| 21 | Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required . |
| 22 | He was always looking at his watch and saying he 'd have to go and — ’ |
| 23 | He tugged at his hair and said half to himself : ‘ I 've got to think about this . |
| 24 | She felt an urge to tousle his hair and say , Never mind . |
| 25 | The idea of a regular Mr Plod seeing Leather And Bones walking down the road in his T-shirt and saying , here my lad , you 're being seditious , come with me . |
| 26 | Bernie downed his whisky and said , ‘ Seen that telephone number ? |
| 27 | Marriage misinterpreted his hesitation and said querulously : ‘ Dot really did n't tell me a thing , nothing . |
| 28 | The Emperor smiles , opens up an inspection panel in his chest and says . |
| 29 | Terry , a heavily built man smoking a pipe , took it out of his mouth and said , ‘ We have n't got a basis to fire him . ’ |
| 30 | Fully two minutes must have passed before he plucked the pipe from his mouth and said : ‘ I do n't know what the document contains . |