Example sentences of "[noun sg] said [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lawyer said his real punishment had already happened . |
| 2 | Mr Le Pen said his 17-member party was being persecuted and unjustly accused of racism and fascism . |
| 3 | The council said its previous attempts to stop Sunday trading at a variety of businesses had been unsuccessful and the Trust would be allowed to trade until the High Court hearing which could be ‘ months away . ’ |
| 4 | THE ATTORNEY General Sir Nicholas Lyell is to review the sentence of a sex offender who was spared jail after a judge said his eight-year-old victim was ‘ not entirely an angel . ’ |
| 5 | A judge said our youngest competitor 's plot ‘ would be a credit to any seasoned allotmenteer . ’ |
| 6 | 15% said they were badly affected — and of those , roughly one half said their main problem was that they found it difficult to pick up their usual programmes on LW . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , a couple of drinks later it transpired that one of them has a boyfriend who gets up at six in the morning to meditate , while the other said her best friend had been snapped out of a severe depression by a weekend of psychodrama . |
| 8 | Sugar said his main reaction was one of ‘ relief ’ that the issue had been settled because he had received such abuse from a small section of Tottenham fans . |
| 9 | Mrs Elaine Wake said her 18-year-old brother takes home £205 a week working in a supermarket . |
| 10 | The prosecutor said her former husband ‘ was trying to destroy her happiness and the prospects of her remarrying ’ . |
| 11 | Michael 's step-father said he first thought there had been an earthquake . |
| 12 | The South Eastern Education Board said its internal audit staff will be increased — and detailed changes to procedures for ordering , delivery and payments have already been implemented . |
| 13 | In Essex , a spokesman for the Eastern National bus company said its normal services between major towns were expected to be adequate to meet any additional demand due to the strike . |
| 14 | The company said its Manchester-based television firm was well placed to recapture its franchise in the coming auction and is seeking overseas TV opportunities . |
| 15 | There tears all round before the day ended on an all-american note , the school song and Rissington elementary school said its last goodbyes . |