Example sentences of "and say he [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he would be vague , and talk of the south , and say he had been a vagrant for many years . |
| 2 | The police have questioned Mr Probyne and say he 's been very helpful , but they have n't ruled out any line of inquiry : |
| 3 | The MP vigorously denied assault and said he had been struck by the officer . |
| 4 | It had looked suspicious , I had done right to inform them , they said kindly , but the man had nothing on his person at all , and said he had been after rabbits . |
| 5 | Mr Wakil denounced Mr Najibullah for cowardice in trying to flee and said he had been forced to resign as head of the ruling Watan ( Homeland ) Party . |
| 6 | He came home from school some days later and said he had been ‘ thinking very seriously about our situation ’ — he was already beginning to be pompous — and that it was quite obvious that some women were unsuited to a life which held nothing but home and children . |
| 7 | He still insisted he had done nothing to be ashamed of and said he had been cleared of wrongdoing by his ‘ constant friend ’ Mr Major . |
| 8 | He thought he was covered to drive another vehicle , and said he had been told as much on the telephone by his insurers . |
| 9 | Matt muttered something about the Sir Francis Level and said he had been here before . |
| 10 | Three days later Ainsworth went to the landlord , Liverpool Housing Trust and said he had been illegally sub-letting the flat . |
| 11 | Mr Templeton said that minutes later he had spoken to a policeman who contradicted that information and said he had been told that there was someone in the building . |
| 12 | When questioned by police he confessed to the killing and said he 'd been drinking and taking amphetamines . |
| 13 | It 's funny er when Richard came in the other day and said he 'd been he 'd been to the dentist and you said oh well they have n't been in touch with us yet . |