Example sentences of "said [noun] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then will you men tell him to speak to the farm manager ? ’ said Bathsheba in a businesslike way , as she rode off . |
| 2 | ‘ Frank , I 'm only sorry if you love another woman more than me , ’ said Bathsheba in a trembling voice . |
| 3 | ‘ The thing I like about working in Japan is that they are not part of the New Zealand yachting soap opera , ’ said Dickson over a post-race Steinlager . |
| 4 | ‘ She 'll be with us yet awhile , then , ’ said Patrice with a sour laugh . |
| 5 | ‘ To save the world , ’ said Taliesin in a mocking tone . |
| 6 | ‘ Christ … ’ said Cardiff in a hollow voice , when he saw what had happened out in the storm . |
| 7 | ‘ Evans , ’ said Cardiff in an awed voice , as the whispering multitudes took up his name as a kind of saviour 's anthem . |
| 8 | ‘ My , college has made you even sharper , ’ said Sheila with a thin smile . |
| 9 | ‘ Gabriel , ’ said Lucie in a low whisper . |
| 10 | ‘ If you 'd done your legal duty , my lad , we would n't have had to go through the bother of pulling you off the street , ’ said Malpass with a sickly smile . |
| 11 | ‘ Just a girl who could n't say ‘ No ’ , ’ said Barney with a quiet irony that held a hint of resignation . |
| 12 | It makes the winter that wee bit shorter , ’ said Tam as a spiteful wind whipped sheets of water from the golf-course pond . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , we must n't think about it now , ’ said Fenella in a practical voice . |
| 14 | ‘ I have n't heard them mention it , ’ said Dagmar in a level voice . |
| 15 | ‘ To think we were like that , ’ said Maud in a motherly way . |
| 16 | ‘ It is not often , ’ said Hugh with a rueful smile , ‘ that I must listen to you as the devil 's advocate , where a youngster in trouble is concerned . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's me , Bob , ’ said Tessa in a small voice . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , it was n't your fault , ’ said Franca in a conversational tone . |
| 19 | ‘ Meredith , ’ said Lucenzo in a steely tone . |
| 20 | " It sounds a good idea , " said Reggie in a judicial way ; one who would always welcome congresses , discussions , any manifestations of the democratic process . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have bad news , ’ said Jackson in a stony voice . |
| 22 | ‘ Protest poetry , mos'ly , ’ said Phil in a business-like tone . |
| 23 | ‘ Pardon ? ’ said Lizzie in a shocked tone . |
| 24 | " If you go now , Madame and Monsieur Sherman , you too will be able to shake the hand of the emperor of Annam , " said Lat in a low voice . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't know the King , ’ said Primaflora in a thin voice . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , my intelligence , for example , ’ said Mavis with a little laugh . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , good — then I 'll go , ’ said Rupert in a relieved tone . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , now , I knew it , ’ said Matthew with a warm smile . |
| 29 | ‘ I have not seen Rosie since the war , ’ said Ernest in a low voice . |
| 30 | ‘ She 's talking about his handicap , ’ said Sukey in a low voice , and looked very disapproving when Daisy started to laugh . |