Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] said the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One Communist member of parliament said the results were ‘ all very nice , if they are true ’ . |
| 2 | The acting US Secretary of State said the EC needed to ‘ get its act together ’ over the stalled ‘ Uruguay Round ’ of talks under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 3 | Dorothy Hulme , President of Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce said the ferry would ‘ help open up the Mourne and Cooley areas to tourists . ’ |
| 4 | The Court of Appeal said the strike was not in the public interest . |
| 5 | Cooper , whose Trimdon-based father , Denis , paid £69.16 including insurance said the firm collected his dining room suite and lounge furniture from a cottage in Elton , near Stockton , in August . |
| 6 | Opposition members in parliament said the proposal of a temporary name was a diplomatic failure and demanded the resignation of Mr Gligorov and the foreign minister , Denko Maleski . |
| 7 | Cheshire Fire Brigade who set up an emergency operation centre on site said the cloud had been taken by the prevailing wind east of Northwich . |
| 8 | Mrs Rosemary Sandford of Darlington Association on Disability said the move would disenfranchise the disabled from using the town centre . |
| 9 | A spokeswoman for Database said the company was in negotiations with EDS until IBM Italia , which holds 22.5% of the company , found out and put a stop to them . |
| 10 | ‘ A fellow at work said the class system here is as bad as the caste system in India . ’ |