Example sentences of "[noun] said for the " in BNC.
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1 | IBM Corp reveals in the proxy statement for the annual meeting that total pay and benefits for chairman and chief executive John Akers fell 17% in 1992 to $1.3m — Akers ' variable incentive payout , which is based on operating results , was $375,000 , a decline of 42% on 1991 , reflecting both IBM 's performance against targets and relative performance from year to year ; IBM said for the past two years , Akers ' annual pay declined over $1.3m , a fall of 50% ; it proposes to elect John Akers to the board after quits the top job . |
2 | ‘ Good boy , ’ the Italian said for the last time , thickly , breathless . |
3 | ‘ Look , Jeremy , ’ Celia said for the second time . |
4 | De Gaulle said for the first time since their defeat , the French people had reason to hope for liberation . |
5 | ‘ I ca n't say how I feel , ’ Herr Nordern said for the twentieth time . |