Example sentences of "said he [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said he ought to give most of it away . |
| 2 | Jeremy Gibbs said he would blast more deer if they continued to eat his crops . |
| 3 | The former world heavyweight champion , 43 , who ended the fight with his face bloodied and battered , said he would leave the final decision on his retirement to his wife Joan . |
| 4 | During his next sermon he said he would leave Kidderminster rather than cause them to be guilty of his murder . |
| 5 | His buffaloes , some ten in number , were straggling up towards the road and he said he would leave as soon as they had grazed up to where he was sitting . |
| 6 | ‘ He said he would leave the car in Churchdown , just outside Gloucester , and would put the keys under the mat . |
| 7 | Then Mr Nicholls said he would leave Haworth , and go to Australia . |
| 8 | He said he would leave me on the wing as long as me and my girlfriend did n't twos-up with each other [ visit one another 's cells during the association period ] . |
| 9 | Deputy Judge Robert Reid , QC , said he would give his ruling on the application on Wednesday . |
| 10 | The Sheriff said he would give them his decision the following day . |
| 11 | After the man 's death he told Jeannie of his gift , and said he would give her a little at a time so she did n't drink the lot in one enormous spree . |
| 12 | Lord Justice MacDermott said he would give judgement as soon as possible . |
| 13 | Sheriff Roger Craik , QC , who described the fatality as a highly tragic accident , said he would give a formal determination in writing . |
| 14 | He treats her like this because he wanted to marry Nettie , Celie 's sister , but her father said he would give him a cow as a dowry if he married her instead . |
| 15 | On the night before his death he again said he would commit suicide . |
| 16 | He said he would miss having company day and night but was looking forward to returning home . |
| 17 | When Chancellor Kohl said he would prefer the December inter-governmental conference to be held after the West German election , Mrs Thatcher intervened and said : ‘ But Mr Chancellor , my elections are due the following year . ’ |
| 18 | When Chancellor Kohl said he would prefer the inter-governmental conference to be held after the West German election , Mrs Thatcher said : ‘ But Mr Chancellor , my elections are due the following year . ’ |
| 19 | At Southampton a man in a pin-striped suit said he would prefer not to talk about the crash . |
| 20 | Belfast man Hamilton Allen said he would prefer to have his pension paid into the bank . |
| 21 | The flier , smiling reassuringly at an old lady , roused by the excitement from her bed , said he would prefer a glass of water . |
| 22 | The look Vitor shot her said he would prefer to discuss the matter in private . |
| 23 | Joe Shea , a Hollywood community activist who had criticised the Palladium 's security record , said he would prefer to see the landmark remain open . |
| 24 | But she said he would explain |
| 25 | Hunt , who lay second in the championship , said he would race if the officials decided the race should start , and Clay Regazzoni , his Ferrari team-mate , said he would anyway . |
| 26 | The former research scientist , who has resigned his seat on Middesbrough Council , said he would stand or fall by his record over the last few months . |
| 27 | For his part , Miller said he would send the plants Bartram desired from Chelsea seeds , the remainder of the Gardeners Dictionary , now finished and the missing Figures . |
| 28 | Bradford North Labour MP Terry Rooney said he would send Simon some cash personally . |
| 29 | erm , so you , that 's when he said he would send one to me , but he 's obviously sent them to , and Cath 's , Cath 's had one |
| 30 | Jim Aiken said he would love to co-ordinate the contest , while Noel C Duggan , the entrepreneur dubbed ‘ Mr Millstreet ’ , said such a move would be ‘ terrific ’ for cross-border relations . |