Example sentences of "saying that it [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the equivalent of a British government refusing to appear for questions in the House saying that it had been elected and therefore did not need to defend its decisions before parliament . |
| 2 | Mr. Downham also presented the financial account , saying that it had been decided not to increase the parish council 's share from the community charge , by more than five percent . |
| 3 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 4 | Helen asked no questions about Chris , only saying that it had been a lovely evening and Moira was still talking about the tinned peaches and jelly . |
| 5 | Aquino , who had insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the Philippines , criticized the decision to suspend the volunteer programme , saying that it had been made hastily and without consultation with the host country . |
| 6 | The Justice Ministry issued a statement denying that the Minister 's remarks were racist , but on Sept. 25 , after a US State Department statement describing his remarks as " offensive to the American people " , Kayijama apologized and retracted his statement , saying that it had been " completely inappropriate " . |
| 7 | They were on weak ground , for there were no precedents for this , and on 8 March the Cologne assembly , now meeting at Mulhouse , divested Philip of this title and denied the validity of his election , saying that it had been carried out in an unusual place and that the count Palatine and the archbishop of Mainz had been absent . |