Example sentences of "[conj] he said the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Picking through the Health Secretary Mr Kenneth Clarke 's references in Thursday 's acrimonious emergency debate in the Commons , where he said the claim amounted to 20 per cent , union leaders publicly pared down their demands . |
2 | And he said the twist extended it more he said and then the weight . |
3 | He said , but he said it does n't give us the excuse of not paying the invoices on time , and he said erm I have warned him for it this morning and he said he will process it , and he said the cheque will be in the post here on Monday . |
4 | And he said the nurse said , you know , yo you must have something . |
5 | And he said the fare of 10p which will be charged will still be good value . |
6 | And he said the boy has been done by Budget for hiring a Sierra from them and taking the engine out |
7 | And he said the application would be strongly opposed by residents . |
8 | But Dave do n't like it and he said the room 's too small . |
9 | Yeah so he said well what do erm and he said the woman up there did n't really ask what had happened ! |
10 | I asked him why he 'd lost his own teeth and he said the cause had been pyorrhea . |
11 | If he said the punter had paid him fifty quid , Joe knew that was what had been paid . |
12 | I told 'im I was gettin' over me wounds an' 'e said the work was 'ard an' did I fink I could manage it . |
13 | But he said the union was concerned at the delay in setting up a Staff Commission . |
14 | But he said the machine did not mean a return to the days of the mid-1980s when his company made huge profits from new computer equipment . |
15 | But he said the problem was caused by a staff shortage : |
16 | But he said the Government bore some responsibility for what had happened . |
17 | But he said the Government was unlikely to co-operate . |
18 | But he said the procedure involved in dismissing Mrs Taylor had been ‘ virtually non-existent ’ . |
19 | But he said the rest of Perry 's bars were within the required . |
20 | But he said the company 's patience had worn thin . |
21 | A High Court Judge accepted that David and Barbara Owen would suffer substantial hardship , but he said the Department of Transport had not broken the law by refusing to buy their property . |
22 | But he said the Department of Transport had exercised its discretion on whether to buy the property . |
23 | A High Court Judge agreed that David and Barbara Owen would suffer substantial hardship , but he said the Department of Transport had not broken the law by refusing to buy their property . |
24 | But he said the Department of Transport had exercised its discretion on whether to buy the property . |
25 | But he said the province was now faced with ‘ a quite alarming series of incidents , which perhaps marks a new phase in the terrorist campaign , and it has serious implications for people in Northern Ireland . ’ |
26 | But he said the balance correct and I ca n't get it correct with what you 've got in your book . |
27 | But he said the number of jobs created would not be affected as they were not included in the predictions . |
28 | Moores admitted he was ‘ worried ’ about the Mersey maestros ’ worst start to a season since 1953 , but he said the club 's eight-man board is ‘ fully behind ’ Souness . |
29 | Mr Delors admitted that economic reality had to be taken into account , but he said the timetable of January 1 , 1999 , at the latest was on course . |
30 | they 're looking for an old boy eighteen to twenty five who was like a carpenter or a plumber who 's actually learnt a trade but he said the trouble is , he said |