Example sentences of "said [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " It might be too late then , " Joseph said slapping Patrick on the shoulder , before turning back into the shop and closing the door . |
| 2 | A lot of people point in , it 's quite important that you , you made when you said using glass cutter erm and you said about reaching through open windows . |
| 3 | but you 've got to curb him of that , I said make matters I said Dan get yourself down here now I said did either of you kick Danny ? |
| 4 | Erm , so Jan had these butties , she said oh I made them lovingly last night , tuna , mayonnaise and onion and er she said trust Viv to ring today like when I 'd made these butties ! |
| 5 | Major US criticisms also centred on the much vaunted environmental safeguards in the treaty which environmentalists said lacked substance . |
| 6 | Coun Philip Stamford Bewlay ( Con ) said speeding motorists are ignoring 30mph restrictions in several parts of the town . |
| 7 | ‘ IOSCO wants to reach the point where there is one set of accounting standards and one set of auditing standards , so that companies which file their accounts in more than one jurisdiction only have to prepare one set of accounts and have them audited once , ’ said Auditing Practices Board secretary Robert Charlesworth . |
| 8 | The third bidder was an investment group said to include Electra , Legal & General and Prudential . |
| 9 | The two leaders signed a declaration on bilateral relations , which Havel said placed relations on a footing of equality and sovereignty of both states . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr Smith sent me , said to arrange training sessions with you . ’ |
| 11 | She said has Warren got a nice bum ? |
| 12 | Hexalite Lightweight cushioning material said to absorb shock better tan PU or EVA and to compress less . |
| 13 | Sir Colin said trading conditions remain ‘ difficult ’ and warned that the current quarter is ‘ invariably the weakest of the year ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ Counterfeiting is at its highest level for 10 years , ’ said trading standards officer Peter Mawdsley . |
| 15 | With the signing of two financial agreements with Algeria on May 2 , Italy was confirmed as one of Algeria 's main commercial partners — a policy said to provide endorsement for Hamrouche 's reform programme and to contrast with the more cautious attitude of France , Algeria 's most important trading partner . |
| 16 | Finance director Scott Beattie said operating margins improved 1 p.c. despite helped a reorganisation plan put in place 18 months ago that included 400 job cuts . |
| 17 | Compaq said operating expenses as a percentage of revenues were 13.4% for the first quarter , a record low . |
| 18 | Nick Collier , of the broker , Morgan Stanley , said operating profits — which edged ahead 2 per cent to £1.53 billion — and the bad-debt provision — down £182 million to £736 million — were better than expected . |
| 19 | ‘ She said receding hair was distinguished . ’ |
| 20 | What Patrick said made sense . |
| 21 | What she said made sense . |
| 22 | I sat back , surprised because what Catesby said made sense . |
| 23 | America put Japan back on its feet , dusted it down , shook hands with it and said let bygones be bygones . |
| 24 | On Raglan Road on an autumn day I saw her first , and knew That her dark hair would weave a snare that I would one day rue I saw the danger , then I walked along the enchanted way And I said let grief be a falling leaf At the dawning of the day … |
| 25 | ‘ By injecting humour into foot education , we hope children will enjoy themselves and remember the important messages , ’ said acting district chiropodist Paul Thurland . |
| 26 | An attempt was made to steal the wheels from a Ford Escort RS turbo in Gardeners Road , Great Baddow , but thieves were foiled by locking wheel nuts , said acting inspector Ian Smart , of Chelmsford police . |
| 27 | ‘ We felt it an appropriate gesture in the circumstances , ’ said meeting secretary Roy Swinbank . |
| 28 | I said to him , I said put Julie 's card in the middle thingie there with Sally 's . |
| 29 | ‘ The Old Pretender ’ , as he is commonly known , although at this time still only 19 , was a tall , dark figure , said to resemble Charles II in appearance , though not in character , for he was cold , reserved and prematurely pious , carrying candles in religious processions . |
| 30 | ‘ Ooh , a belly dancer , ’ I said to annoy Claire . |