Example sentences of "say [pers pn] was [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Others say I was a good judge by staying home . |
2 | He say she was a fantasic person , with time for everyone . |
3 | He had heard old men in the workhouse say it was a good place for brave boys , and that there was always work there for those that wanted it . |
4 | The pro-nuclear scientists say it was a necessary prototype which spawned the next generation of power stations . |
5 | That 's why I say it was a sad time . ’ |
6 | But police say it was a violent attack . |
7 | But police say it was a violent attack . |
8 | The prison authorities say it was a genuine call for help . |
9 | ‘ The Crown say it was a brilliant performance . ’ |
10 | They say it was a computerised letter which got through and they apologise in advance to any other tenant who might have got one . |
11 | Onlookers say it was a spontaneous gesture . |
12 | So you say it was a few railway men that got together and |
13 | You say it was a difficult piece for the orchestra , but the Philharmonia was full of very gifted players . |
14 | Police say it was an appalling crime . |
15 | What we do is take the , the day of the week and the , the calendar date , it might be the say it was the fourth day of the week Thursday |
16 | Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver . |
17 | I heard one of the constables say he was a tip-top detective from London . ’ |
18 | Bran the Blessed — some say he was a Celtic God , some a virtuous king — is really responsible for the legend of the ravens . |
19 | They say he was a big boy do n't they ? |
20 | ‘ Sometimes he 'd cry about this , ’ she recalls , ‘ and say he was an awful nuisance to me . |
21 | Kee looked at Karen and said quietly , ‘ Some people say he was the strongest houngan of all , the houngan we call Baron Samedi . ’ |
22 | He says he was a friendly person . |
23 | He says he was a little bit fed up becausehe had to plough up the same strip of the field several times for the film crew . |
24 | He says he was a quiet lad who was well behaved . |
25 | She was willing to give evidence about his Mob links in 1970 ; today , she says he was an enthusiastic bisexual who involved J Edgar Hoover in sexual orgies just as the Kennedys were trying to make him take action against the Mob . |
26 | I just turned round and says mine was the cheapest price anyway ! |
27 | P C Mike Patching crime intelligence officer at Banbury and head of the crime stoppers organization in the town , says it was a despicable crime . |
28 | The right wing says it was a good thing , Japan 's going into Manchuria to develop it ; the left wing calls it bad . |
29 | Della managed to survive the jump and says it was a great experience |
30 | action … and Greg Downs says it was a great day … all footballers want to win the cup |