Example sentences of "say [pron] have [be] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah , well what I think he , I think he will emulsion over it cos I mean the ceiling 's a bit , as you say she 'd been a smoker
2 Having tried it here in our own studio and been most impressed , I have also spoken to JMP-1 converts Geoff Whitehorn and Phil Hilborne who say it 's been a godsend to their recording .
3 So he would be vague , and talk of the south , and say he had been a vagrant for many years .
4 The company in charge of marketing the farm says there 's been a lot of inquiries .
5 A Forensic expert who investigated the Carl Bridgewater murder case , says there has been a miscarriage of justice .
6 A Forensic expert who investigated the Carl Bridgewater murder case , says there has been a miscarriage of justice .
7 He says they 've been a thorn in the side of the auhtorities .
8 Martin Hines says he 's been a winner here twice and everyone will be looking to beat him .
9 Lucy says it has been a lesson in sympathy to begin again as a ‘ new ’ teacher , finding a way to pull our work more into line with the current fitness scene .
10 Bearing in mind that Mr Steel probably on his own admission has said he 's been a bit late out of the starting blocks in order to make his bid for a review of the allocations , er I mean how do you feel in response to that ?
11 Harry was saying there had been a bar here in the boathouse and a grotto below .
12 Saying it 'd been a year when it 's been ten !
13 Nurse Geeson said she had been a staff nurse on the children 's ward for ten years up to 1991 and had only come across four or five occasions when children suffered heart or respiratory attacks .
14 They said there 'd been a fire , some of the files had gone missing years back .
15 Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard said there had been a lack of ‘ good quality , safe , stimulating and affordable ’ childcare for the over-fives .
16 She recollected fast and said there had been a development in the case during the evening .
17 I leant out of the bedroom window and there was a man waiting there who said there had been a car crash and could he telephone . ’
18 ADSS secretary John Ransford said there had been a move away from domestic are to personal care .
19 He said there had been a number of occasions in the past two years where a helicopter from Prestwick had failed to reach the area due to low cloud , while Lossiemouth helicopters frequently had to make considerable detours round the east coast .
20 Deb , Deb rang back on reception and said there 's been a call , they got cut off , so she said oh that was Lynnette so Debbie said
21 he said there 's been a lot of erm talk about his daughter and erm son-in-law having a stall and is one of the markets where he intends to trade in and erm he thinks
22 We 'd like to say it 's been a pleasure serving you , but we 'd be lying , you miserable tight-arses ! ’
23 Oh are you well I 'll give you a a , I lost it at lunchtime ex-Radio Virgin certificate for being a first time on and er I 'd like to say it 's been a pleasure .
24 Mr David Howell ( C. Guildford ) , the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , who opened the debate , said it had been a choice between the lesser evil of repatriation and the greater evil of doing nothing , which might inflict more cruelty , suffering and inhumane conditions on the people in the camps .
25 The two sets of carers who were not content with the institutionalisation decision were : the male friend of a single woman who said it had been a pleasure to visit her daily and help look after her ; after five months she was admitted to hospital under a guardianship order because she was felt to be at risk .
26 Wheeler said he had been a member of the force for twelve and a half years and had been on duty on the Docks since last August .
27 Ken Gillance , for Hayman , said he had been a youth of impeccable character .
28 Payton said : ‘ I was bought to score goals and some people could probably say I have been a flop .
29 ‘ I 'll say there 's been a balls-up . ’
30 ‘ Yes , you could say it has been a bit of an embarrassing muddle .
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