Example sentences of "[noun pl] said the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's just something one of the lads said the other night . |
| 3 | The Dutch administrators said the new company would concentrate on making medium and heavy trucks . |
| 4 | Bill Ebbert , chairman of Luton-based Vauxhall Motors said the new company car tax system was ‘ fairer . ’ |
| 5 | Eyewitnesses said the crashed car was speeding . |
| 6 | Officials said the Prime Minister wanted to ‘ unlock talent from all parts of the party ’ in completing the reshaping of his administration . |
| 7 | Economists said the marginal increase to 1.8 per cent in February from 1.7 per cent in January coupled with signs of a stronger economy had sharply reduced the likelihood of another cut . |
| 8 | Military sources said the key flaw was the plotters ' mistaken belief that General Noriega was in the barracks as the rebels attacked . |
| 9 | Military sources said the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge guerrilla group had joined the KPNLF in a pincer attack on Sisophon . |
| 10 | Military sources said the unarmed plane split off from another MiG during a training flight east of the Golan Heights . |
| 11 | In the sixth annual study ‘ The Image of France Telecom , ’ which is commissioned by the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications , 94% of customers said the French state phone company functions ‘ really well ’ ( 34% ) or ‘ rather well ’ ( 64% ) . |
| 12 | EHOs said the domestic kitchen was completely inadequate for cooking on such a scale . |
| 13 | Witnesses said the powerful Nova GSi raced up an alleyway between Corporation Road and Kingston Street , but the driver lost control as he attempted to turn left and ploughed into a brick wall . |
| 14 | Stunned union chiefs said the savage cuts signalled ‘ the beginning of the end for our planemaking industry ’ . |
| 15 | Government advisers said the public element of the offer was four times subscribed , ensuring that shares allocated for foreign investors were ‘ clawed back ’ for private applicants , who will now be allocated virtually 30 per cent of the entire sale . |
| 16 | Some teachers said the first draft of the unit was biased toward an anti-nuclear view , Ris concedes , but he adds that the final version is more balanced . |
| 17 | Supported by an opinion poll revealing extensive support among voters for extra resources for education , union leaders said the first phase of a prolonged press advertising campaign , launched in national newspapers today , would cost £500,000 . |
| 18 | Political leaders said the latest killings in Natal province were a deliberate attempt to scuttle the country 's fragile democracy talks . |
| 19 | Doctors said the quick-thinking action had saved Aaron 's thumb . |
| 20 | Sickened detectives said the old lady was lucky to be alive after the ‘ gruesome ’ attack left her with a broken jaw , a gaping head wound and shock . |
| 21 | West Yorkshire police said the 26-year-old guard was on duty at the depot in Jacob 's Well Lane early yesterday when he was confronted by the armed man . |
| 22 | Police said the severely-shocked horse suffered three deep wounds which needed stitches . |
| 23 | Police said the martial arts actor 's death was an ‘ accidental shooting ’ but the cause would not be known until after the autopsy . |
| 24 | Police said the three-page letter found in the killer 's back pocket blamed women for the disappointments in his life . |
| 25 | Police said the three-page letter found in the killer 's back pocket blamed women for the disappointments in his life . |
| 26 | A spokesman for the town 's police said the two men , who are not being named , had both been charged with threatening behaviour and possessing offensive weapons . |
| 27 | Men said the small ad in the wants column |
| 28 | The Association of London Authorities said the extra VAT would have a ‘ devastating effect ’ on poorer families . |
| 29 | Experts said the two events were not related . |
| 30 | Israeli military experts said the advanced version of the MiG-23 , from the arsenal of Israel 's most significant frontline enemy , would provide valuable data . |