Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] said the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rugby 's board said the slump had continued to depress UK sales , but US sales and profit margins had improved . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the borough engineer 's department said the matter would be looked into . |
| 3 | But Koresh 's lawyer said the leader 's gunshot wounds are taking their toll , complicating efforts to persuade him to surrender . |
| 4 | The girl in the chemist 's shop said the chemist would make up the prescription the minute he got back from the bank . |
| 5 | One has one 's pride said the house , let him sleep somewhere less grand , he 's only a tramp . |
| 6 | The victim 's father said the fine should have been bigger . |
| 7 | Sighing , Tim 's father said the family knew the country had been praying for the 12-year-old . |
| 8 | Belvoir Park Hospital 's spokesman said the Ladies Committee did not wish to comment on the controversy . |
| 9 | Yesterday 's statement said the funeral would be private and a memorial service would be held later . |
| 10 | However , said Mr Hardy , the road was wet at the time of the accident and the officer 's report said the speed involved was probably ‘ only marginally excessive ’ . |
| 11 | Mr Donnellan 's tutor said the case was important because it dealt with such a sensitive issue . |
| 12 | But Rachael 's solicitor said the ruling was a fair one . |
| 13 | But Michelle 's solicitor said the argument that the damage to her spinal cord had natural causes was totally unconvincing . |
| 14 | The District Magistrate 's office said the booty included anti-aircraft guns , artillery , rocket launchers , drugs and counterfeit money . |
| 15 | A spokeswoman for the Ombudsman 's office said the draft report was still in the hands of the DTI and that publication could not take place until it had been returned . |
| 16 | The lady who ran Ruane 's office said the dispenser was giving them better coffee , better chocolate , than any time in the last nine years . |
| 17 | Tonight , Marc 's family said the verdict was the one they 'd hoped for . |
| 18 | The National Union of Mineworkers ' president said the book by Observer journalist Paul Routledge , due to be published by Harper Collins on September 13 , can not be taken seriously . |
| 19 | In testimony before a US congressional committee earlier this week , the machinists ' union said the takeover was based on a ‘ ludicrous ’ business plan , and threatened an extended campaign to block the deal . |