Example sentences of "say it [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know some say it had a trunk |
| 2 | Commodore International Ltd says it repaid a loan of $13m to the Prudential Insurance Co of America rather than accept the terms that were proposed . |
| 3 | This oarsman says it took a bite out of his blade . |
| 4 | The company says it shipped a record 52,000 units , including desktop computers and servers ( exclusive of upgrades ) during the quarter , and that SunSoft Inc distributed a record number of Unix licences , more than 70,000 , to users of Sparc-based and iAPX-86-based kit , to manufacturers of Sparc-based machines and to other licensees . |
| 5 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB says it signed a number of contracts during the first quarter of 1993 totalling $30m for AXE digital switching kit to extend the public telecommunications network in Liaoning Province , Peoples Republic of China . |
| 6 | In an adjudication published today , the Press Council does not uphold the complaint , saying it represented a re-run of complaints made by the Lamplughs about Mr Stephen 's book and was likely to ‘ reopen and prolong a dispute which might be better left unpursued . ’ |
| 7 | In the end the company became frustrated by lengthy negotiations and laid down an ultimatum saying it wanted an answer by September 1988 . |
| 8 | Shares of Cirrus Logic Inc plunged 30% on heavy volume following the company 's disappointing fiscal fourth quarter figures ( CI No 2,158 ) : Cirrus reported earnings of 10 cents a share , and the mean estimate of seven analysts surveyed by First Call had put fourth-quarter earnings at 31 cents a share ; Cirrus said it experienced a decline in profitability because of demand fluctuations in the disk-drive industry , where inventories are high ; analysts said its earnings wo n't improve until the September quarter ; disk guru Jim Porter , president of Disk/Trend , said some of Cirrus ' earnings shortfall is likely coming from Conner Peripherals Inc , which also recently disappointed Wall Street with its own results , because the rest of the disk drive industry is still healthy ; analysts also told Reuter that Cirrus is facing tougher competition in disk controllers from Adaptec Inc , Milpitas , California . |
| 9 | A spokeswoman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said it had a network of volunteers ‘ monitoring the situation ’ throughout the province . |
| 10 | Paris-based computer services and distribution group Metrologie International SA said it had an operating loss in the first quarter of 1993 due to a drop in activity and pressures to reduce gross margins : the loss was equivalent to about $3.6m and turnover on a like-for-like basis fell 15.9% to $73.5m . |
| 11 | The 5ft 9in model and actress with a 38-23-36 figure said it made a change for women to be seen as tough and strong . |
| 12 | Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems Inc says it has decided on the Code Division Multiple Access technology for its national digital cellular strategy : the Motorola Nortel Communications Inc joint venture will supply the hardware and software for the company 's first deployment in the northeast market in early 1994 ; Bell Atlantic also said it signed a letter of intent with AT&T Secure Communications Systems to test AT&T Secure 's cellular wireless data equipment over the Bell Atlantic network , which the company expects will make possible error-free transmission of cellular data . |
| 13 | No financial details of the agreement were being revealed but the BBC said it represented an expansion . |
| 14 | His interim military cabinet said it held an emergency meeting ‘ to examine initial information about the ugly crime ’ . |
| 15 | His interim military cabinet said it held an emergency meeting ‘ to examine initial information about the ugly crime ’ . |
| 16 | Stratus Computer Inc said it opened a Unix Porting and Technical Center in Dublin , Ireland , for customers and applications software developers outside North America . |
| 17 | He went into her family history and said it explained a lot . |
| 18 | Like yesterday , when I 'd had my hair cut , he did say it looked a mess before ! |