Example sentences of "[conj] said the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They looked happy ! ’ he declared with an air that said the subject was now closed . |
| 2 | The authorities promised early elections , and said the former president and others arrested would be brought to trial . |
| 3 | She smiled back and said the coat I 'd chosen was really pretty . |
| 4 | Conglomerate BET rose 4p to 260p as Normura forecast profits up nearly £50m to £320m and said the shares were oversold . |
| 5 | He declined , however , to specify what type of vehicle production was being considered and said the discussions were still at a preliminary stage . |
| 6 | As the small group of less than one hundred people genuinely opposed to the showing of the film sang hymns and said the rosary , the group of luridly dressed and made up ‘ acolytes ’ loudly parodied their prayers with phrases like ‘ General Franco pray for us ’ and ‘ General Pinochet stand by us . ’ |
| 7 | I could hardly believe it , and said the first thing that came into my head . |
| 8 | Interestingly , Dr James Young Simpson of Edinburgh University , who was one of the first to use chloroform , flatly denied any of these side effects , and said the doctors were seeing what they wanted to see . |
| 9 | The local parliament in Sevastopol called for a political settlement and said the row strengthened its resolve to seek complete autonomy for Crimea . |
| 10 | He had a low doddering voice and said the same thing every time . |
| 11 | The Headmaster decided to charge for such a privilege , and said the money would go to the school fund , but a week later was seen showing off three new gowns with different coloured linings . |
| 12 | The revolution was here at last , and social commentators spoke with alarm about the march of freedom , and said the youth of all nations appeared to be abandoning traditional values to embark on journeys into the unknown , pushing out into previously unexplored and destructive avenues of life . |
| 13 | Fergus sprawled in the cafeteria banquette and said the challenge was to deconstruct something that had apparently already deconstructed itself , since the book was about a painting that turned out to be nothing but a chaotic mass of brush-strokes . |
| 14 | Whilst they were thus disputing , politely , the moral niceties of their interesting situation , a rushing sound was heard , and a melodious twanging , and the lady became very agitated , and said the black magician was on his way . |
| 15 | I was furious , and said the guy had certainly not caddied for Cotton when he won , and that in his later years Cotton had had several caddies . |
| 16 | P.C. Torney claimed that Hickson 's story was fabrication , and said the youth was prancing around the room at the police station , boxing and boasting of his prowess as a boxer … as a result of the boisterous behaviour , he caught his eye on a window-ledge . |
| 17 | A doctor came , and said the same thing , then she went off duty for lunch . |
| 18 | He was preparing a series of six documentaries with the overall title of Once in a Lifetime and said the situation regarding the Women of the Year lunch fitted in perfectly . |
| 19 | Emil looked at his watch and another crew member arrived and said the computer in the crew 's room downstairs was showing that the special train had just pulled into the station , Gate 6 , Track 7 , as expected . |
| 20 | George nodded and said the whole train had been rewatered at that point . |
| 21 | He sat in the seat across the aisle from me and said the cars would be backed into a siding for two days , the engine would be removed and used elsewhere , and there would be a security guard on duty . |
| 22 | I said yes and said the prayer of repentance and commitment which he prayed with me . |
| 23 | In each case their representative raised the question of the lack of medical evidence , and said the authorities should not have rushed to take children into care on the basis of unchecked statements from other children . |
| 24 | Shatner called the plans ‘ asinine ’ and said the idea ‘ stank ’ . |
| 25 | Her husband had been kind , however , had kissed her and said the Lord would provide . |
| 26 | Labour leader John Smith ferociously attacked Mr Major and said the motion was being used to get support for a ‘ discredited Prime Minister and a discredited Government . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Before training , Barry called a meeting and said the chairman had accused us of being greedy bastards and blamed us for the fine . |
| 28 | Neighbours in Walford Road , Stoke Newington , said they did not hear any shooting but told of screaming and said the face of one of the men who was arrested was bloody and bruised . |
| 29 | Angela sided with her new in-laws and said the spread was terrific . |
| 30 | In a stinging attack , Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown mocked Mr Major 's habit of looking on at soccer and cricket matches — and said the Premier did the same when it came to the economy . |