Example sentences of "said [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authorities promised early elections , and said the former president and others arrested would be brought to trial . |
| 2 | ‘ There is nothing I can do , ’ said the King , as she was dragged away , ‘ I can see those in charge , but it 's now in the hands of the Justice people . ’ |
| 3 | Eventually , stone-cold-sober-seeming but perhaps too drunk to drive , he treks off through the dubs of a drizzle ( Thales said the world was made of water , the ‘ primary element ’ , and he handni even been to Glasgow ) back to his bachelor 's tenement flat ( Coelebs still in search of a wife ) . |
| 4 | I remember when I left Central School in 1966 they said the average life for a woman in the theatre was three years and seven for a man before giving it up . |
| 5 | Oscar Wilde said the most difficult pose was the natural one . |
| 6 | He refused , said the light hurt his eyes . |
| 7 | EMTB development manager Andrew Keeling said the survey 's findings would provide a background to a regional tourism strategy to be published in March 1992. * Look out for ‘ Mind your language ’ in Caterer , 12–18 September . |
| 8 | It said the effective date of introduction will remain 1 July and has advised the BHRCA to inform all members . |
| 9 | Bill Murray spent £50,000 on setting up his restaurant at Telegraph Hill , near Exeter , Devon , two years ago but said the business started to go downhill when he handed it over to a manager to run . |
| 10 | Director of the UK 's Fire Protection Association , Stewart Kidd , said the US law would require a smoke detector in each room and a sprinkler system for hotels more than three storeys high . |
| 11 | Mr Kidd said the committee was producing a draft guide for management which would include a review of existing legislation in six European countries . |
| 12 | An English Tourist Board ( ETB ) spokeswoman said the board was concerned about the charges , particularly because of problems experienced by overseas visitors . |
| 13 | Academy assistant manager Mette Doessing promised to look into Mr Doblin 's case , but said the hotel received few complaints about telephone charges . |
| 14 | Stefan Drechsler , assistant general manager at the Copthorne Tara in Kensington , London , said the hotel 's telephone charges were kept to a minimum . |
| 15 | A local council spokesman said the council had declared war on large-scale home catering because of the outbreak . |
| 16 | EHOs said the domestic kitchen was completely inadequate for cooking on such a scale . |
| 17 | Mr Govind said the finance minister had announced that 100% equity would be allowed on some developments if they utilised advanced technology and were in the country 's interest . |
| 18 | Hilton International chairman and chief executive Michael Hirst said the country was a target area for the group . |
| 19 | ‘ Then , Sergeant , ’ said the little old lady , ‘ your troubles are at an end . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ And this must be Constable Quince , ’ said the old lady . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh ho , m'sieur , ’ said the little man , ‘ I was not , as your expressive idiom puts it , born on the preceding day . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll warn Mrs Pettifer they 're on their way , ’ said the sergeant , ‘ Then you 'd better keep an eye on the old lady and I 'll watch the froggie geezer . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not at liberty to divulge , ’ said the postmaster . |
| 24 | ‘ Aha , my friend , ’ said the great gentleman detective , ‘ To pickle an egg in the English fashion is a chose extremely curious . |
| 25 | ‘ Wild geese , mon vieux , is what you presume me to chase , ’ said the gentleman to Bramble , ‘ but I assure you the stable door is bolted . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Oh dear , oh dear ’ , said the lady , ‘ Nothing , but nothing , is ever what it seems . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Mon dieu ! ’ said the little man , not apparently sure whether to be terribly angry or frightfully cross , ‘ Nicole ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I might have known it , ’ said the old lady , ‘ Vivien 's such a naughty boy ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Paris ? ’ said the foreign detective . |
| 30 | ‘ What better place for an engagement party à deux ? ’ said the baronet , pouring out wine . |