Example sentences of "say [noun prp] with [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Says Tricia with a sigh , ‘ Forty marked the moment when I finally turned the magnifying side of my make-up mirror to the wall . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And so ’ , says Margery with a touch of complacency , ‘ she did . |
| 3 | ‘ We only have to mention it and they 're diving for their costumes , ’ says Chris with a laugh . |
| 4 | ‘ but then , just when you think you 've got to the end of it , something else turns up , ’ says Pauline with a smile . |
| 5 | ‘ Mr Felstead , ’ said Pascoe with a note of surprise more genuine , he felt , than anything Dalziel could produce . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , well , well , ’ said Doyle with a smile . |
| 7 | ‘ Stay alert , ’ said Doyle with a grin , and flicked off contact before Bodie could sourly tell him what to do with his advice . |
| 8 | ‘ He run away , ’ said Umberto with a grin . |
| 9 | ‘ No , ’ said Edward with a sigh . |
| 10 | ‘ Zat is Angel , ’ said Alejandro with a shrug , ‘ still fighting zee Falklands War . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Looking for his toothbrush , ’ said Linda with a giggle . |
| 12 | ‘ It gives me something else to think about , ’ said Eleanor with a catch in her voice . |
| 13 | ‘ He is , ’ said David with a hint of reserve in his voice . |
| 14 | ‘ I can only do it when we 're in the middle of a conversation and you look at me speculatively and then say something anodyne in a voice that is so deliberately empty of judgment I can practically feel the strength of will you are exerting to keep it so , ’ said David with the hint of a laugh in his deep voice . |
| 15 | ‘ We 'd like to see Salome , please , ’ said Fenella with a smile . |
| 16 | ‘ Like a bad penny , you can be sure ‘ e 'll turn up again , ’ said Granpa with a chuckle . |
| 17 | ‘ It does n't matter , Julia , ’ said Anthony with a return of the impatience he had shown so often before she got ill . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought I had made that clear , ’ said Wheeler with no attempt at all to disguise his contempt for the Archdeacon . |
| 19 | ‘ She thicks men 's blood with cold , ’ said Fergus with a lot of undecodable feeling . |
| 20 | " I 've never smelt that in my life , " said Hazel with a touch of irritation . |
| 21 | ‘ Ohhhh Kaaay , ’ said Paddy with a yawn , and there was the sound of opening zips . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , Edward , ’ said Helen with a sigh . |
| 23 | ‘ The future will not be a great one without a family , ’ said Leon with the wisdom of seventeen years . |
| 24 | ‘ If Mr Boldwood asked you to run away with him , what would you say , ma'am ? ’ said Liddy with a smile . |
| 25 | ‘ How should I know ? ’ said Rose with a shrug . |
| 26 | ‘ He was stroking that American girl 's bottom , ’ said Victor with a chuckle ; but his weak joke fell hollowly . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's probably true , ’ said Blanche with a chuckle . |
| 28 | ‘ You say that every week , ’ said Sybil with a laugh . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's easy for dogs , ’ said Daisy with a hiccup . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh ! ’ said Moominmamma with a start , ‘ I believe those were mice disappearing into the cellar . |