Example sentences of "said that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That doctor , she said that ye worry too much . ’ |
| 2 | And 32% said that they set up because they saw ‘ an opportunity too good to miss ’ , compared with only 25% of men . |
| 3 | And I read that book and erm Marie , erm said said that they 've got new ones so that so that , excuse me , she 'd been talking about I 'd just made myself a pie I could n't eat any of it ! |
| 4 | Western diplomats who witnessed the violence said that they saw security force members place explosives in the car belonging to Laurent Gbagbo , the FPI leader , and set it on fire . |
| 5 | As far as the organisation of their work was concerned , only four said that they spent all their time with the ‘ named ’ child , half worked with other special needs children or undertook general duties and 92 per cent said they also worked with normal children . |
| 6 | John always said that they spent more money restoring the facade than they ever spent on the thousands of workers who worked inside the plant , but then when it closed they could n't knock it down , so they turned it into a superstore . |
| 7 | Both students and lecturers said that they felt that lectures gave an opportunity for personal contact . |
| 8 | About fifteen of the boys said that they felt some need to prove themselves to the others and to become known to them by name . |
| 9 | Staff said that they felt more inclined to offer services if they were not assuming sole responsibility for an individual 's welfare but could ‘ share the burden ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Most said that they felt guilty about taking time off , even when they were ill . ’ |
| 11 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 12 | In Staffordshire the jurors said that they knew ‘ by the evidence of old people , and by those who best know the truth of the matter , and by perambulations previously made ’ . |
| 13 | He said that they lacked Bibles and any kind of literature and hopes to arrange some provisions from Christian publishers in surrounding countries . |
| 14 | At breakfast together Fisher exploded and attacked the Church Union and all that it stood for and said that they had done great harm and ought to apologize . |
| 15 | Appealing for calm in Lebanon , the State Department spokesmen said that they had no indication who was responsible . |
| 16 | Yet they also said that they had managed to increase output without increasing the workforce and had been able to grow more effectively . |
| 17 | A leading member of the music panel said that they had not been informed in advance that the future of Kent Opera would be discussed in November . |
| 18 | An expert on ladybirds from Cambridge University said that they had begun their egg-laying two months early , in time to double the usual crop of adults this summer . |
| 19 | One panel member said that they had been ready to ‘ throw out ’ the whole study until the notebook with this new data was produced . |
| 20 | The man talked a lot about karma and said that they had obviously been together in a previous incarnation , but now their birthdates were not synchronized . |
| 21 | They said that they had been talking about it themselves . |
| 22 | But other members said that they had not known of plans to attack Mr Reagan . |
| 23 | Many people said that they had an enjoyable afternoon and made a significant dent in their Christmas shopping list ; it was really nice to see so many members there . |
| 24 | Members were pleased when constituents said that they had seen them on the box , and only one Member had received complaints that he had not been seen . |
| 25 | As they drove off , the LRDG boys said that they had heard and seen everything and had just had to stay to the end . |
| 26 | Someone said that they had heard him suggest that all guests should be breathalysed at the door , for Rush had the reputation locally for being a more than usually dedicated policeman . |
| 27 | Almost three in four stated that for work purposes they bought good quality clothing to last , but almost half also said that they had completely ruined an item of clothing during working hours . |
| 28 | A quarter also said that they had had shoes spoiled . |
| 29 | They said that they had difficulties with those designs which combined the two offices in one building , as the prizes were to be awarded for both parts . |
| 30 | The police said that they had n't realized that they had to keep it . |