Example sentences of "she say [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says of the building societies : ‘ How dare they ignore the real needs of loyal customers by pursuing a marketing ploy which only benefits a few . |
| 2 | It 's grown into a different shape over the years , ’ she says of the abundance of jugs , pebbles , paintings ( almost all done by members of the family ) , china , and even animal skulls , which jostle each other to form displays everywhere you look . |
| 3 | ‘ It would be nice to have it published , but even so , I have got a great sense of satisfaction from finding out things for myself , ’ she says of the volume , which includes 230 illustrations . |
| 4 | it 's an old , old house but she says at the top of the house |
| 5 | Do you know I ca n't remember the date , early part of March , early part of March , erm what she says at the moment is that er someone else from the college is going to Leicester next Wednesday when Helen 's going to Cardiff and this girl is then going to Cardiff when Helen should be going to Leicester , so Helen says , and she wants to look at the same subjects as what Helen does so Helen says that they 're gon na sort of go to the different colleges and compare notes when they come back from it so she might need n't want to go to Leicester |
| 6 | The latter makes up what she says on the spot depending on the enquiry . |
| 7 | When she came round after the anaesthetic the first thing she says to the nurse is , Well , was I or was n't I ? |
| 8 | She says to the sergeant , ‘ Look at my face . |
| 9 | She said of the man behind that last letter : ‘ The forward right-slanted writing indicates that emotions took priority over his thinking . |
| 10 | Any road , erm when I went back to see her she said of the ones who came and asked to go on it , we 've accepted you , but no more . |
| 11 | And she said of the cash : ‘ Perhaps Chris has started to contribute to the upkeep of his child . ’ |
| 12 | She said of the IRA : ‘ I can only think they are a dumping ground for psychotics and maniacs . |
| 13 | She said of the IRA : ‘ I can only think they are a dumping ground for psychotics and maniacs . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't think he likes me , ’ she said of the dog . |
| 15 | — ‘ Look at the Bridge , ’ she said over the commlink . |
| 16 | ‘ Hallo , Father , ’ she said into the phone . |
| 17 | ‘ Meg , ’ she said into the telephone , 'a bird has just hit my front window . |
| 18 | ‘ I think I 'll go out and do a bit more work , ’ she said into the silence that hung between them . |
| 19 | ‘ The quadrille , ’ she said into the face of Sarah 's bewilderment . |
| 20 | ‘ What did you telephone for , then ? ’ she said into the mouthpiece . |
| 21 | ‘ Just one moment , Mr Angel is free now , ’ she said into the mouthpiece in a voice I had n't heard since Fenella 's parents had paid us a visit once . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes ? ’ she said into the mouthpiece . |
| 23 | She was nearly hysterical , with some reason if what she said about the Germans was true , but we had not seen Anna . |
| 24 | But I ca n't think , what she said about the adult team . |
| 25 | Yeah , so course she said with the girls shoes they 're slimmer look . |
| 26 | so , but she said on the day when she come over and she getting a letter off the Social about what interest we pay on the house she 's got , she says they do n't pay any , she 's , for last two or three years , they have n't paid any , she had to fill his side in and send all his side to Halifax or whatever , she 's er |
| 27 | ‘ The breakthrough was simple , ’ she said on the video . |
| 28 | ‘ You wait until I get you home , young lady , ’ she said on the radio . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll leave you two alone to chat , ’ she said at the door . |
| 30 | She said at the weekend : ‘ If I have a new relationship it will be with someone my own age . ’ |