Example sentences of "he said the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told 'im I was gettin' over me wounds an' 'e said the work was 'ard an' did I fink I could manage it . |
| 2 | He knew he had simplified the matter when he said the six thousand would be sent abroad to the War — simplified it and coloured it blood-red . |
| 3 | And he said the things I said were silly . |
| 4 | He said the military 's main task is to keep open main roads and supply routes , and that about 60,000 former guerrillas are acting as pro-government militias , helping the defence forces . |
| 5 | He said the Afghan army had enough ammunition to defeat even a regular army . |
| 6 | He said the party told Romania last month it was up to the Poles to choose their future through free elections . |
| 7 | He said the levy was ‘ absolutely essential for Japan 's future ’ . |
| 8 | He said the US authorities planned to allocate 50,000 places to refugees from the Soviet Union in the next 12 months . |
| 9 | He said the NHS should address itself more to the needs of cancer patients so that they do not feel they have to go outside the system . |
| 10 | He said the proponents of proportional representation were advocating a gigantic and fundamental constitutional change for short-term tactical purposes . |
| 11 | He said the operation had the characteristics of the ‘ plausible deniability ’ approach , used by Washington in the Iran-Contra affair . |
| 12 | He said the parish , which has just 100 people on the electoral roll , would have been swamped by the new town . |
| 13 | He said the debacle had been very important in Czechoslovakia : it had shown that ‘ people can make a difference ’ . |
| 14 | In his speech , he said the Twelve were providing a model of democratic co-operation and freedom that East European countries could follow . |
| 15 | He said the White Paper failed to indicate the Government 's attitude to the judges ' response to the Green Papers . |
| 16 | No one should forget he said the same thing before Celtic played Partizan . |
| 17 | He said the Solidarity-led government had been given a chance to implement a ‘ total change ’ from Poland 's communist system to a free-market economy . |
| 18 | He said the cyclist was ‘ very shocked ’ that he tested positive . |
| 19 | He said the killings had shaken some members of Panama 's Defence Force , but that in the aftermath of the uprising , when suspicion of complicity ran wide , no one was prepared to plead for the lives of the coup plotters . |
| 20 | Officially it is for ‘ consultations ’ but the usual reliable sources say it follows a series of death threats by white bigots who were displeased when he said the South African-controlled Koevoet paramilitary forces were ‘ on a turkey shoot ’ against Swapo guerrillas . |
| 21 | He said the conversion would take three years and the pitfalls were unknown . |
| 22 | He said the way drug , chemical and fertiliser companies and supermarket chains were manipulating the public 's opinions and buying habits and dictating to farmers was ‘ frightening ’ . |
| 23 | He said the Chancellor had had no choice but to put interest rates up last week . |
| 24 | He said the media had been impulsive in reporting the incident and that Mansell and Ferrari had appealed to two different bodies — the national motorsports tribunal in Portugal and FIA 's international tribunal . |
| 25 | He said the fencing was being put up to deter trespassers . |
| 26 | He said the Thatcher years would be seen as the time ‘ in which existing pensioners missed out on the prosperity afforded to the great majority in this country . |
| 27 | He said the Conservatives had to win a reputation for being ‘ a listening party ’ , showing a willingness , where necessary , ‘ to reappraise ’ . |
| 28 | He said the two men attacked him with a tyre lever , hammer and a craft knife . |
| 29 | He said the only details available , apart from a death certificate , had come from Mr Garrod 's family . |
| 30 | He said the announcement would be made at eight that evening . |