Example sentences of "said [adv] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the general election of 1929 the landlady could be heard telling a Tory canvasser that everyone in the house would vote Conservative and Ramsey said forcibly that he was voting Labour ( there was no Liberal candidate ) . |
| 2 | Aunt M. nags and nags , and Uncle John said outright that he did n't see why they should have to be responsible for me , when Mother was only half-sister to Aunt Millicent . |
| 3 | Forced to reply the following July to acknowledge a sum of fifty francs from Theo , he said grimly that he was writing ‘ with some reluctance ’ because ‘ you have become a total stranger to me , and I have become the same to you . ’ |
| 4 | Simone said dourly that we were not to eat the croissants as there would n't be enough . |
| 5 | Charles said gloomily that he 'd drink to that . |
| 6 | Miss Glover , in one of her few interventions , said warmly that she believed such things could and did happen . |
| 7 | As he left court he said only that he would be seeking legal advice on a compensation claim . |
| 8 | In his initial statement Casey said only that he was resigning for " personal reasons " . |
| 9 | Today the department of transport said only that it ontinues to support the council 's road safety measures . |
| 10 | This present mayor was away on holiday at the time , he said perhaps that I should of seen that erm it would go to committee |
| 11 | so he said perhaps that it there was a fault in there it 's cured itself . |
| 12 | At the time I conjectured — and she said doubtfully that I might be right — that she was thus exorcizing the spirit of ‘ ferocity , brutality , violence ’ , which had tempted her artist in A Wreath of Roses away from her true world , and made her fearful of being ‘ ladylike , nostalgic , governessy ’ . |
| 13 | Joe was interested in John 's tales of his time in Spain , but when he spoke angrily about the condition of the poor in Liverpool , Joe said mildly that he thought things were improving . |
| 14 | An MP who 's been campaigning for years to have the road improved said tonight that he 'll be pressing the government yet again to have it upgraded to a dual carriageway . |
| 15 | You said exactly that I quote word for word in November nineteen ninety and a week later what happened ? |
| 16 | Uzi Baram , the minister of tourism , said baldly that it was thanks to the PLO that the peace talks had now resumed after their long suspension . |
| 17 | Accepting that " if the Slovaks want to live in an independent state , they have the right to do so " , he said nevertheless that he saw " no indication " that a majority of Slovaks wanted to secede , and he urged them to remain within the federation and not to succumb to " nationalist narrowmindedness " . |
| 18 | Polish police said yesterday that they had called in army commandos to help control English fans . |
| 19 | Police said yesterday that they could find no motive for the murder of 11-year-old Tasleen Akhtar , whose body was found in an alley near her home in Sparkhill , Birmingham . |
| 20 | Stung , the League said yesterday that they expect ITV to come up with a new date within the next fortnight and they will not tolerate one beyond the scheduled season 's end of May 5 . |
| 21 | Neighbours of the middle-aged couple , whom they knew as Audrey and Jimmy , said yesterday that they were held by about 20 armed officers in plain clothes at their home in Islip Gardens , Northolt , on Monday night . |
| 22 | It was alleged that Moin tried to scuff up the pitch — but England officials said yesterday that they would not study the video . |
| 23 | Ali Bacher , managing director of South Africa 's United Cricket Board , said yesterday that they had recommended to the Indian Board of Control that a third umpire assist the standing umpire by viewing the replay in close calls . |
| 24 | St Louis-based Southwestern Bell Corp and the Cox Cable Communications arm of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises Inc , said yesterday that they have now finalised their UK joint venture : the agreement creates a partnership between the two in both cable television and local telephone service , and Cox will hold an initial 25% stake in the cable television and telephone operations of Southwestern Bell , with the option of increasing its stake . |
| 25 | John MacGregor , Secretary of State for Education , said yesterday that it was misleading for the union to say the Government had made a mistake . |
| 26 | However , he said yesterday that it was important to distinguish between a crime in which computers were used as a tool , and computer fraud , which involved manipulating or corrupting a mainframe , which was still relatively uncommon . |
| 27 | The ministry said yesterday that it was first warned by the Dutch on November 1 that 550 tonnes of Indian rice bran contaminated with lead sulphate had come via Rotterdam to Teignmouth in Devon . |
| 28 | The ministry said yesterday that it has had to hand over the file to the European Commission , which is investigating the Rover deal . |
| 29 | Japan 's Mitsui and Company said yesterday that it would join Okamoto Industries to build the plant for the Soviet Ministry of Chemical and Oil Refinery Industries at Serpukhov . |
| 30 | A spokesman for Pilkington , the major glass manufacturer , said yesterday that it could take several weeks for new windows to be installed . |