Example sentences of "[noun sg] said that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Hong Kong administration said that forced repatriation , which was halted in December 1989 after an international outcry led by the United States [ see pp. 37121-22 ; 37185 ] , was unlikely to start before November .
2 Amanda Tooth said that hard times made Antonia set her sights on someone who could help her make a name .
3 In Joyce v Sengupta ( 1992 ) , the Vice Chancellor said that essential ingredients for an action in trade libel were falsity and malice .
4 A US State Department statement at the end of the meeting said that significant differences remained between the two sides , but they had agreed on the importance of ending the war peacefully .
5 A joint communiqué said that procedural matters had been resolved , opening the way for substantive negotiations , but both parties agreed on the need for other " opposition groups or factions " to participate if lasting peace were to be achieved .
6 The 1987 White Paper said that public sector landlords ‘ should seek an adequate return on investment ’ .
7 In reply , the Secretary of State said that parental wishes were paramount .
8 The Secretary of State said that British Coal 's market has been in decline for decades .
9 The government said that large numbers of civilians had been killed in UNITA assaults on the town .
10 Though weather disrupted loading at fields which transfer supplies to tankers , the firm said that total production from UK fields was just 5 per cent down at about 1.9 million barrels per day ( bpd ) .
11 A Green Party spokesman said that spent fuel rods are highly radioactive and potentially lethal .
12 On Aug. 10 the state prosecutor said that investigative proceedings against Honecker were being extended to include homicide and grievous bodily harm in connection with this policy .
13 I notice also that the president of the chambers of commerce said that British industry and commerce were on ’ an improving trend of slowly and steadily climbing out of the recession ’ .
14 On Feb. 6 Tunisian radio said that live ammunition had been used against demonstrators attacking National Guard headquarters in the southern towns of Souk al-Ahad and Kebili ; eight people were injured , including three National Guardsmen .
15 Voix du Zaïre radio said that enraged students set on the junior education minister , Issalu Isangi , who was badly beaten up .
16 The report said that disturbed children were more than twice as likely to become smokers as other youngsters .
17 The report said that specific Pan Am security flaws both in Frankfurt and London made a " disturbing story " .
18 Its new report said that total growth was expected to reach 3.6 per cent in 1993 .
19 The Franks Report said that British arms sales to Argentina encouraged the Falklands war .
20 The Ministry of Defence said that Belgian ammunition of that particular batch had never been supplied to the British Army , and how it had come into Britain was unknown .
21 The company said that complex negotiations were proceeding quickly but it would be some time before there was progress to report .
22 The Minister said that British consumers would not want to buy inhumanely produced veal if they had the choice .
23 The Panel said that industrial group Williams Holdings plc and Ultramar , the oil company since acquired by Lasmo , had both boosted earnings per share figures for the year ended 31 December 1990 .
24 Lord Parker , in Re H.K. ( N.C. , 1967 ) , reviewing the decision of an immigration officer said that good administration required him to act fairly .
25 Rumours in the market said that Japanese banks which had initially indicated a willingness to put up some of the necessary funds , were behind the problems .
26 Some kinds of adult education through the trade union movement were given in the workplace , but a Central Sandinista de Trabajadores ( CST ) representative said that educational classes in workplaces had sometimes been suspended because of economic difficulties within the enterprise .
27 The Court of Appeal said that public interest in non-disclosure for these reasons had to be weighed against public interest in justice being done .
28 The Court of Appeal said that difficult questions of law were raised , that there was a ‘ serious issue ’ to be decided and that , pending the full trial , the injunction should be granted .
29 The Catholic Press Office said that new guidelines on child sex abuse involving religious orders would be available to bishops before the end of the year .
30 In London , the Foreign Office said that Common Market countries were considering a withdrawal of ambassadors from Romania .
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