Example sentences of "[noun prp] said to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eloise said to Harry . |
| 2 | ‘ We must be at the edge of the centre of the station , ’ Bernice said to Ace and Defries . |
| 3 | ‘ That means you could make the flight in under an hour , ’ Schellenberg said to Asa . |
| 4 | Lina said to Shelley with a little grin , as her employer led the way down the grass towards the pool , ‘ Sometimes I think I will pretend to drown a little , to get Carlos to look at me . |
| 5 | On December 31st , Scott said to Teddy Evans , and the men on the second sledge : ‘ You ca n't ski well . |
| 6 | ‘ I paint objects as I think them , not as I see them , ’ Picasso said to Gomez de la Serna . |
| 7 | ‘ The arranging of work in a hierarchy is a fat-headed process , ’ Edward said to Willoughby . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course , my wife holds with the world , ’ Edward said to Willoughby . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know how you dare , ’ Edward said to Willoughby while she was out of the room . |
| 10 | ‘ Tom Fearon , ’ Markby said to Meredith , introducing her . |
| 11 | ‘ Tomorrow , Sunday , ’ Markby said to Pearce on his return , ‘ I am going to have free . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll help you , ’ Ellen said to Rickie , then she took his hand and placed it on the mop handle . |
| 13 | ‘ I love to play again in England , ’ Alejandro said to Ricky . |
| 14 | Behind me , Richard said to Flora that one should , really , be staying at the Palais Jamai , in the old town . |
| 15 | Lady Grubb said to Len . |
| 16 | At last Delia Sutherland said to Curtis , as he stooped into the dining room with her breakfast coffee , ‘ So then , Curtis . |
| 17 | Rex said to Laura , ‘ Tell me all about it . ’ |
| 18 | Fanny Burney said to Johnson that Shakespeare ‘ could never have seen a Caliban ’ , and Johnson told her that having seen a man Shakespeare knew how to vary one ; ‘ A man who would draw a monstrous cow , must first know what a cow commonly is ; or how can he tell that to give her an ass 's head or an elephant 's tusk will make her monstrous ? ’ |
| 19 | At the end of one day 's shooting , Teodor said to Robert : ‘ My dear fellow , you shoot us — soon , yes ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Did you know , ’ Janice said to Rory , squeezing his hand . |
| 21 | ‘ It wo n't be like Dunkirk this time , ’ Mr Redmond said to Anne when he saw her worried expression . |
| 22 | Maggie said to Roger . |
| 23 | Olivia Manning went to tea with her , and Ivy said to Herman afterwards , ‘ I do n't know what mistakes I made . |
| 24 | Roirbak said to Tammuz as they walked to the hangar where the company rotor was housed . |
| 25 | Willoughby said to Emily , pointing at Edward with his pen . |
| 26 | Willoughby said to Edward . |
| 27 | ‘ We might go and have lunch , ’ Anthony said to Maud , looking at the preparations for eating in the compartment — napkins tucked into shirt collars , laps spread with paper bags . |
| 28 | ‘ Have a cigarette , ’ Anthony said to Maud . |
| 29 | ‘ As Anthony said to Cleopatra , as he opened a crate of ale , some girls are bigger than others , some girls ' mothers are bigger than other girls ' mothers … ’ |
| 30 | The rapt circle now broke up , several voices were heard , the doctor moved to inspect Patrick , Franca said to Ludens , ‘ Would he like to lie down ? |