Example sentences of "[noun pl] said [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the fans said they planned to force Mr Sugar out by starving the club of ticket sales . |
| 2 | Some tenants to whom this happens every few months said they 'd been told that next time they 'd have to sort it out themselves . |
| 3 | Traders said there had been an initial bout of panic at the prospect of the meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries finishing without a deal on output levels . |
| 4 | Many retailing organizations said they gave fixed-term contracts to seasonal workers brought in to cope with the Christmas peak . |
| 5 | Two out of three dentists said they had extracted teeth that they might have filled before the contract was introduced . |
| 6 | In Hong Kong yesterday the Group of Seven leading industrial nations said they wanted to give new help to Moscow 's reforms , but both they and Russia 's deputy premier stressed that future aid had to be tailored to win Russian hearts and minds . |
| 7 | The United Nations said it had arranged a ceasefire between the government and Unita on Sunday night , but it was largely ignored . |
| 8 | About one third of drivers said they used their cars for unnecessary journeys . |
| 9 | The attack comes only days after school inspectors said they had ‘ little confidence ’ that proper GCSE standards were being maintained . |
| 10 | ‘ Stanislaus said he knew people in the camps who experienced satisfaction when they started to waste . |
| 11 | Yet the large majority of our teenagers said they had not been taught the practical realities of avoiding AIDS until they were at least 15 . |
| 12 | The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters said it tried to kill the three Roman Catholic taxi drivers . |
| 13 | His supporters said he had got wages raised and would get the agricultural labourer 40/ a week . |
| 14 | people who were not regular paper readers relied more on television , while Guardian readers relied more on the press ; but a plurality of every other paper 's readers said they found press and television equally useful . |
| 15 | Despite their scepticism , readers said they found the press useful , particularly for guiding their voting decision if not for providing information . |
| 16 | One of the permanent shopkeepers said he had lived in Paris — but preferred the saner lifestyle of the Nfis . |
| 17 | Thirteen out of 14 youngsters said they had confidence in the police . |
| 18 | Most of the youngsters said they liked their normal school dinner , but Ashley could n't agree . |
| 19 | ‘ I was two months pregnant and my parents said I 'd brought shame on their house and they kicked me out . ’ |
| 20 | After hearing two days of legal argument at the Court of Session on whether relatives could sue for damage caused to a foetus , the judges said they wanted time to prepare a ruling . |
| 21 | Some refugees in the embassy gardens said they had been there for days , but had not boarded the sealed refugee trains travelling through East Germany to Bavaria . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , Germany 's employer , trade and industry associations said they had formed a committee to fight xenophobia , which is now said to be putting off foreigners from investing in the country 's impoverished East . |
| 23 | Four companies said they had reduced their fees by putting the audit out to tender . |
| 24 | Most companies said they used the results as research , although a few said they advised workers that they were at higher risk in certain jobs than others . |
| 25 | The gathering ended when one of the section shaikhs said he had business to attend to that evening , they should ask for 6000 dinars , and please would Muhammad al-Sharifi close the proceedings . |
| 26 | They had become suspicious after two men with Irish accents said they had spent the night in a pub that did not exist . |
| 27 | The commissioners said they denied Mr Stone 's request to use this floor for fear of disrupting museum visitors . |
| 28 | But in a recent annual survey of 150 top UK advertisers , conducted by sponsorship consultants Granard Rowland , part of Saatchis , 50 per cent of marketing directors said they believed sponsors should influence programme content . |
| 29 | In a terse statement the board of directors said it had ‘ considered the Great Britain management set-up and individual talks will take place over the next few days before a formal announcement is made ’ . |
| 30 | In a terse statement the board of directors said it had ‘ considered the Great Britain management set-up and individual talks will take place over the next few days before a formal announcement is made ’ . |