Example sentences of "said he [verb] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Club sources said he had sent a fax to FIFA in Zurich informing them of his move . |
| 2 | Mr Runciman said he had prepared a draft statement on the profits warning and the company 's corporate finance advisers , Hoare Govett , were to advise on the wording and timing of the statement . |
| 3 | Jacques Glassmann said he had received a phone call from a Marseille official and a player before the game , which Valenciennes lost 1–0 . |
| 4 | PRAGUE ( Reuter ) — The Czechoslovak dissident playwright Vaclav Havel said he had received a message from Poland 's Prime Minister , Tadeusz Mazowiecki , that he would work for the release of two Czechoslovak human rights campaigners , Jan Carnogursky and Miroslav Kusy . |
| 5 | Mr Bergg said he had received a number of complaints from people who received both leaflets , adding : ‘ I am sure there are many more who were equally shocked but did n't bother to reply . ’ |
| 6 | Mr David Donovan , engineering purchasing manager for Rothmans , said he had received a list of 150 companies from the DBV this week . |
| 7 | Bloom got on to me and said he had received a letter from this young . |
| 8 | He said he had received a letter ‘ out of the blue ’ , asking if the museum would like it . |
| 9 | He said he had made a complaint to the police . |
| 10 | Mr Alan Milburn said he had obtained a copy of The Waiting a secret document giving details of queues for each different consultant . |
| 11 | He said he had struck a deal on the gun . |
| 12 | Mr Pinder said he had seen a woman in a wheelchair throw away two tickets for an evening performance at the theatre in Newcastle after she was told no-one would be available to help her on her return journey . |
| 13 | He said he had heard a rumour that Margaret Thatcher was going to be made Governor of Gibraltar , ‘ but I 'll believe that when it happens . ’ |
| 14 | He said he had heard a commotion , but not seen the incident . |
| 15 | The breakthrough came as the United Nations commander in Bosnia , Gen Philippe Morillon , of France , said he had secured a pledge of help from Serbia 's president , Slobodan Milosevic . |
| 16 | ‘ He said he had written a document which would explain everything — all his views on negotiations . |
| 17 | DUP leader Rev Ian Paisley said he had submitted a bid to Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd to debate on Thursday the upsurge in terrorist activity . |
| 18 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |
| 19 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |
| 20 | ‘ I said he had booked a passage . |
| 21 | When she got through he said he had taken a train on the spur of the moment and was in Bristol . |
| 22 | The doubts were raised by councillor Brian Timms , who said he had read a press report stating that the council had not yet decided whether to support the scheme . |
| 23 | And he said he had ordered a police investigation after reports that a set of traffic lights near the scene of the accident were not working . |
| 24 | Valeri said he had found a tent and various items on the ridge , which they were attempting , so I made a list of them and he drew a sketch map of the location where the tent had been found . |
| 25 | The trouble was that Arnold said he had had a letter from a Mr Anderson who wanted to caddie for him as well . |
| 26 | Officials earlier said he had cancelled a lunch with Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski . |
| 27 | Mr Tarry said he had devoted a lot of time going to meetings and discussing what to do next . |
| 28 | I know he said he 'd made a mistake so I thought there were ten and there 's only five or something |
| 29 | And he said he 'd had a whiskies and he was down by the station and he said he jumped on the train and he landed up in De Detroit , and then the South African War broke out |
| 30 | ‘ Charlie said he 'd found a substitute , but he never said it was you . ’ |