Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] said the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defence counsel said the assault was ‘ a crime of passion ’ , which had arisen out of McAteer 's ongoing marital difficulties and was ‘ not assisted in any way by the philandering of the injured party ’ . |
| 2 | Defence counsel said the girls ' mother had no knowledge of what had been happening . |
| 3 | The defence counsel said the defendant had admitted losing his temper on finding out that the girl was under age . |
| 4 | Western defence experts said the wording of Mr Kravchuk 's decree on Monday taking over the fleet and Mr Yeltsin 's the next day countermanding the order left room for a political solution . |
| 5 | Commenting on Storage Technology Corp 's proposed acquisition of Amperif Corp ( see front ) EMC Corp chairman said the development , and IBM Corp 's new storage products pose no threat to his company : ‘ We 're two years ahead of everybody , ’ Egan told Reuter in a telephone interview from his Hopkinton , Massachusetts headquarters ; he said that EMC has shipped 2,000 of its disk array storage devices over the past two years — and the Amperif deal means ‘ one fewer competitor . ’ |
| 6 | The Defence Ministry said the incident would be investigated . |
| 7 | British Rail Maintenance said the session had been ‘ extremely useful ’ . |
| 8 | A defence agent said the Master of Lovat , who lives at Beaufort Castle outside Beauly , did not personally visit the site , but his factor had put the work into effect . |
| 9 | The Ulster Freedom Fighters said the offensive would be in revenge for IRA attacks on Protestant communities . |
| 10 | Investment strategists said the decline was attributable to profit-taking after six days of climbing prices , which brought the Dow Jones Industrial average up by more than 100 points . |
| 11 | The Labour Department said the figures were in line with economists ' forecasts , but many were looking for a modest reduction . |
| 12 | Addressing the Commons environmental committee , Mr Rupert Grantham , the NRA tidal water officer for south-west England said the absence of salmonella , stipulated by the EC Blue Flag scheme , could not be guaranteed . |
| 13 | Aberconwy Borough Council said the damage figure passed the point at which they could make requests for financial help to the Government . |
| 14 | With one survey showing the poorest 10 per cent of households would lose 3 per cent of their income , the Child Poverty Action Group said the budget had ‘ tilted the tax burden even further towards the poor ’ . |
| 15 | Oil industry officials said the decision would force Mexico to import some petrol products until a new 300,000 barrels-per-day plant was completed . |
| 16 | In Washington , US Administration officials said the soldiers — members of the elite Green Berets — feared the rebels had left booby traps behind and waited for Salvadorean troops to work their way to the sixth floor , on which the soldiers were trapped . |
| 17 | A spokesman for Essex Ambulance Service said the rescue operation was hampered because no vehicles could get close to where the girl had fallen . |
| 18 | Blaming Mr Adamec for sparking a ‘ political crisis ’ by his act , the Civic Forum opposition movement said the ruling but discredited Communist Party had to forfeit the prime ministership or the presidency . |
| 19 | East German opposition leaders said the atmosphere was becoming explosive , and appealed to the public to avoid violence during East Germany 's fortieth anniversary celebrations at the end of the week , which President Mikhail Gorbachev is due to attend . |
| 20 | The Retail Motor Industry Federation said the petrol and VED rises would have ‘ a neutral effect ’ on the recovery of the motor industry but the company car tax changes were sensible . |
| 21 | The Retail Motor Industry Federation said the rises in duty would have a neutral effect on the recovery of the motor industry . |
| 22 | But an ambulance spokesman said the man was not seriously hurt , although he suffered shock . |
| 23 | But the department spokesman said the money should come from a community care grant to local authorities for the mentally ill . |
| 24 | A US State Department spokesman said the USA was " very disappointed " . |
| 25 | Last night a department spokesman said the charities ‘ appeared to be right ’ in their claims although some other beds had been temporarily provided . |
| 26 | A fire brigade spokesman said the boy 's mother took him to Stranton fire station where staff freed him unharmed and undistressed . |
| 27 | A fire brigade spokesman said the fire broke out at a house in The Bank at 9.30am . |
| 28 | Big small disk drive maker Conner Peripherals Inc , San Jose warns that continued weakness in demand and price declines for its disk drives , and a shortfall in orders from its European distributor will hurt its first quarter results and that the expected lower sales will cause earnings per share to fall below analysts ' expectations : it says it is evaluating restructuring alternatives to reduce costs and that any restructuring action could result in additional charges to the quarter ; chief executive Finis Conner said the disk drive market is affected by price competition and excess capacity in the industry , which has caused customers to defer buys and reduce their lead times . |
| 29 | Yesterday several North-East councils said the number of electors has risen despite voters trying to avoid paying the poll tax . |
| 30 | A club source said the match was almost over , with Hendon leading Centaurs 1st XV 22–10 , when Mr Lavelle was injured . |