Example sentences of "said [that] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it can be said that he does not allow his mercilessness to go undetected on this occasion . |
| 2 | The husband of the cleaning woman had been a soldier , and she had said that he had had no choice but to obey his orders to shoot Jews . |
| 3 | In fairness to de Valera , it must be said that he opposed any attempt to incorporate the church into the apparatus of the state and in this was , as already noted , going against the form of relationship preferred by the Popes of the day . |
| 4 | Leonard could be fastidious to the nth degree in completing his own work — he has always said that he works ‘ one word at a time , ’ and can spend months , even years , in adding finesse to it ; he is nevertheless dismissive of anything approaching scholarly exactitude , still more so pedantry . |
| 5 | The England hooker , who has already said that he would have accepted only the usual expenses had he undertaken this summer 's tour of the Republic marking the South African Rugby Board 's centenary , has now been quoted as saying that ‘ remuneration was mentioned . ’ |
| 6 | It is also said that he leaves the defence undermanned , but neither charge was proved on Saturday as Barcelona rode adversity in an absorbing match that emphasised , as one knew it would , how hurried and imprecise so much of the British game has become and how necessary it is that we cherish such exceptions as Liverpool , Norwich and Nottingham Forest if the art is not essentially to be driven out . |
| 7 | Asked about apparent defections from his cause , he claimed never to have said that he was counting on anybody . |
| 8 | The latter has said that he could not necessarily turn a blind eye to this … especially if there were complaints from other parties ; as you are well aware the commission have the power to seek repayment . |
| 9 | Gillet was influenced in the liberation years by the cafe conversation of Jean Fautrier , who had said that he wanted painting in which everything previously learnt would be discarded . |
| 10 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 11 | But if it could be said that he did have a weakness for something , it was for Ireland and the Irish . |
| 12 | He had said that he was ‘ married with one son ’ on his book jacket , too , as if it was some unusual career . |
| 13 | It has been said that he understood the psychology of an orchestra better than almost any other conductor . |
| 14 | Singers ' veneration of Karajan is well known ; many , like the tenor José Carreras , have said that he has transformed their understanding of the art they serve . |
| 15 | He was ‘ permitted to put in a long day 's work for his Master , and it can be truly said that he gave his best ’ . |
| 16 | But Mr Ashdown , who is demanding a full-scale coalition , has so far rejected anything that Labour has offered , threatening to vote against a Queen 's Speech that does not include a commitment to electoral reform ; and Mr Kinnock has said that he has made no overtures — not even played the ‘ opening chords ’ — which would lead to a post-election pact . |
| 17 | Mr Major has repeatedly said that he would not contemplate reform . |
| 18 | Years previously , as a probationary cadet at Harrogate , and later at O.C.T.U. , he had said that he would like to make a success of soldiering , but not for the sake of prestige or promotion . |
| 19 | It was said that he had turned down promotion to sergeant , in return for being allowed to play cricket for his county . |
| 20 | Gildas had said that he felt too tired to be continually renewing his amazement , he had other troubles . |
| 21 | He had said that he did not want a solicitor when he first arrived at the police station , at 2 p.m . |
| 22 | It was said that he was retired from the army , the navy , the civil service and the BBC . |
| 23 | Freeth stayed on to become the first lifeguard too , and when he died during an influenza epidemic at the age of thirty-five it was said that he had exhausted himself rescuing swimmers . |
| 24 | Many legends are told of Barbarossa ; it is said that he is not dead , that no true Emperor has ruled since his reign , and that he lives on until the Day of Judgement . |
| 25 | It was said that he travelled to Europe and established the Merovingian dynasty of kings which ruled France until displaced in 679 AD , by which time the dynasty had become enfeebled . |
| 26 | It was said that he always got the man a club did n't want to sell , but when he signed Ted Taylor from Oldham Athletic he got the man the club might not have wanted to sell . |
| 27 | ‘ But the Führer has always said that he has no ideological quarrel with England . ’ |
| 28 | It has been said that he gave too much of himself in his idealistic way , and that the ‘ political football ’ aspects of the CBC in eastern Canada , where he was finally transferred , caused a breakdown in health and his early retirement . |
| 29 | Steven Isserlis has said that he needs ‘ a safety net not to have to worry whether I 've ever played this or that bar properly during the session and also someone who knows the kind of musical personality I am and whether I have covered a particular stretch of music the way I would want . |
| 30 | Ben Hogan has said that he wished he had learned the importance of left forearm rotation earlier in his career , as it became one of his keys in his later years . |