Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] say [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Defence Ministry said last night : ‘ They are not there to fight a full-scale war . |
| 2 | The independent research group says greater funding is needed to study the problems of women entering science . |
| 3 | A Manchester Olympic bid spokesman said last night prospective venues had not been finalised and the Edge Lane site had not been ruled out . |
| 4 | A fire brigade spokesman said last night : ‘ It 's a serious matter — but it must have brought tears to her eyes . ’ |
| 5 | That , of course is that , that of course is the the problem of national curriculum it 's your interpretation of of the national curriculum and there is I mean , if Judith says a child is level three , I would accept that but if somebody from Spring Garden said this child is level five , I 'm certainly not going to accept that without evidence that I have ! |
| 6 | ‘ Many construction companies supported the Tories during the boom years of the Eighties , ’ another building boss said last night . |
| 7 | A barman who saw the dance at Berwick 's Quarterbeck Club said last night : ‘ She was having a very enjoyable time and was clearly the life and soul of the party . |
| 8 | In June 1991 Sue Millar left Orkney 's Social Work Department saying this move , to further another strand in her career , had been planned at the beginning of the year . |
| 9 | A council spokesman said last night : ‘ We urge people to exercise common sense . |
| 10 | A baffled Civil Guard spokesman said last night : ‘ We have no leads to go on . |
| 11 | For most juveniles who steal cars and engage in ’ hotting ’ , the maximum penalty will remain a six-month custodial sentence — although , as my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary said this afternoon , the fine will increase next year to £5,000 . |
| 12 | A council spokeswoman said extra machinery and manpower was needed . |
| 13 | A committee member said last night : ‘ As soon as we get it , it will be made public . |
| 14 | A Sports Council source said last night that the confusion may have arisen over separate lists of banned drugs and when they apply . |
| 15 | The Home Office said one company had so far applied for a licence . |
| 16 | But the Home Office said last night that the latest releases , after interviews carried out as part of a review of each case , were unconnected with recent events . |
| 17 | Chairman Reacher said last night : ‘ I 'm aware of the petition . |
| 18 | The Scottish Examination Board says that word processors/ calculators which correct spelling mistakes are posing ‘ some problems ’ . |
| 19 | The prison reform group says one problem is a lack of treatment for drug addicts in jail . |
| 20 | The Safety Authority said last night that Mr Bailey was a Department of Transport official , in addition to being secretary to the authority . |
| 21 | But an MoD spokesman said last night : ‘ We are certain no UK or allied submarines were responsible . ’ |
| 22 | An IOC spokesman said last night : ‘ As we said after the opening ceremony , the non-appearance of the Princess Royal was noted by the top table . ’ |
| 23 | Last night , a spokesman for the Central Scotland Water Development Board said that water required powerful law . |
| 24 | and she 's not doing any thing nice to endear herself to the public apart from erm , what gran grandma says that princess Diana spends too much time with aids patients |
| 25 | Commenting on the criticisms , a Scottish Prison Service spokesman said last night : ‘ We do believe in good industrial relations and we certainly hope the unions will be willing to work with us to that end . ’ |
| 26 | The ambulance service application said improved response times and increased use of information technology systems to ensure a paramedic on every front line vehicle by 1995 would be the benefits of NHS Trust status . |
| 27 | Shock survey says half area 's men are fatties |
| 28 | One stockbroking source said last night : ‘ There are a certain number of people who have already said : ‘ Listen , if I 'm going to get clobbered , I would rather be transferred , or maybe I could find someone else who can transfer me . ’ |
| 29 | March 29th : The district auditor says this device too would be illegal . |
| 30 | THE National Blood Transfusion Service said last night that it could not rule out a patient contracting the HIV virus as Arthur Ashe did . |