Example sentences of "[noun] said the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Leader of the Opposition said the other day , talking about education : ’ We will continue with the scale of commitment at least at the level of 1979 . |
| 2 | Dr Baltimore said the same thing — and repeated it in an article published in the summer of 1989 , arguing that ‘ the errors that have been identified in the Cell paper were inconsequential to the conclusions . ’ |
| 3 | The housing aid said the only thing they could offer me is bed and breakfast . |
| 4 | The last time they were in office Labour said the same thing , those earning less than a certain amount would not pay tax , however , in reality everybody paid out more and remember Harold Wilson 's pound in your pocket speech ? |
| 5 | Philip Cullum of the Consumers ' Association said the average customer would be no better off . |
| 6 | Sir David said the private sector would be invited to participate in the project , and that the first of two runways should be open in early 1997 . |
| 7 | So when the Sergeant-Major asked me where I hoped to be posted eventually , I told him the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes ; this did n't surprise him as most British recruits said the same thing . |
| 8 | Rusty said the Central Station Bar . ’ |
| 9 | Mr Shevardnadze said the Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 plane was shot down early yesterday by Georgian troops as it flew over positions near Sukhumi , controlled by government forces . |
| 10 | Fulham chairman Jimmy Hill said the Third Division club had an eight out of 10 chance of starting next season sharing Stamford Bridge . |
| 11 | His lawyer said the unnamed woman was demanding a great deal of money . |
| 12 | Mr Samra said the brand-new motorbike was left near the crowded Dadar railway station in central Bombay . |
| 13 | Dr Hendron , speaking after the murder of Sean Hughes ( 40 ) at his Falls Road hairdressing salon yesterday afternoon , Dr Hendron said the Catholic community was ‘ very , very frightened ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's just something one of the lads said the other night . |
| 15 | Mr Adams said the republican demand for a British withdrawal was not aimed at northern Protestants . |
| 16 | She recovered after vitamin C therapy said the medical journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology . |
| 17 | For , as Richard said the wrong choice could prove an expensive mistake . |
| 18 | In his own mitigation Harty said the previous day he had been clearing out his garage and come across long forgotten fishing tackle . |
| 19 | Mr Meacher said the exact form of a new tribunal system for trying industrial cases had to be worked out within the next three to six months . |
| 20 | An inquiry from Hilden Rec for a leasing arrangement at Glenmore has been turned down , and the Leisure and Allied Services Committee said the present demand for public pitches in the Borough ruled out any thoughts of a leasing arrangement . |
| 21 | Joe Dwek said the enlarged metal technology side had another record year , with profits 12 p.c. higher on sales up 18 p.c . |
| 22 | Ruehe said the long-term goal was still to roll back some of the Serb gains , as foreseen under a UN-backed peace plan that would divide Bosnia into 10 regions . |
| 23 | The Dutch administrators said the new company would concentrate on making medium and heavy trucks . |
| 24 | When I spoke to him , Hall said the great thing about his show was that he let black artists speak for themselves , in their own voices . |
| 25 | And then there 's , there 's my favourite bit in here where 's it overheard , I 've just thrown away some old chicken , some cold chicken said the elderly lady to her friend . |
| 26 | That 's what the cleaner said the other day , she said have you been hanging your clothes out ? |
| 27 | Quakers ' chairman Dick Corden said the 3–0 defeat at Torquay United on Saturday was the final straw . |
| 28 | British Telecom said the digital exchange would help nearly 500 phone-users make faster and better-quality calls . |
| 29 | The Chancellor said the European Commission expected Britain to be the fastest growing of all the major European economies , this year and next . |
| 30 | The Chancellor said the Conservative Party ‘ never has been and never will be the party of devaluation ’ , and underlined the ‘ paramount need ’ to fight inflation . |