Example sentences of "[adv] quote as saying " in BNC.
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| 1 | A.D.A.S. are once quoted as saying our land would grow nothing but Rhododendrons and Heather ( and when their advice was free , we would call them out and go away and do the opposite ) but in true pioneering spirit we have proved them all wrong ! |
| 2 | Once quoted as saying ‘ I 'm everybody 's biggest fan ’ , she proved it by including numbers from Bette Midler , Elvis Presley and Status Quo in her repertoire . |
| 3 | The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer , Norman Lamont , was also quoted as saying that he did not believe that the present position of the dollar had rendered it " uncompetitive . " |
| 4 | The Katsina police commissioner was later quoted as saying that there had been no deaths , contrary to media reports . |
| 5 | In one dispute he is twice quoted as saying , on different occasions , ‘ we intend , nor will none otherwise do at any time , but according to the king 's laws ’ — and there is no reason to suppose that he did not mean it . |
| 6 | In one dispute he is twice quoted as saying , on different occasions , ‘ we intend , nor will none otherwise do at any time , but according to the king 's laws ’ — and there is no reason to suppose that he did not mean it . |
| 7 | Indeed , one famous DJ was recently quoted as saying ‘ I 'm paid to provide the bits between the records ’ . |
| 8 | He was recently quoted as saying : ‘ I 've got a terrible habit when people bring in a picture and say they want to look like that — I invariably tear it up in front of them . |
| 9 | A senior official in the Zambian Ministry of Planning was recently quoted as saying that development aid has to be spent more on sustaining than developing . |
| 10 | Will Lee was recently quoted as saying , ‘ The ways I approach grooves are either to lock with the kick drum and playing fills around that , or to ignore the kick drum and create a melodic hook that allows the bass part to shine . ’ |