Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the beginning of March , a social services minister said that hospitals were reporting fewer car accident victims as a result of the law . |
| 2 | But a social services spokesman said last night : ‘ The council is unhappy at the situation and feels it is being penalised because of its generous policies . ’ |
| 3 | Friends were able to find an alternative , but for a few moments Marilyn said she could not believe it was happening to her and looked about for the dreaded Jeremy Beadle . |
| 4 | Sara began to explain , but after a few moments Jenny said impatiently , " Why do n't we walk down to Moorlake and then you can show me properly ? " |
| 5 | After a few moments Maidstone said : ‘ What 's your interest in her , anyway ? ’ |
| 6 | After a few moments Cowslip said , " Look , do you see those jackdaws hanging round the carrots ? |
| 7 | After a few minutes Woodruffe said : ‘ You 've got your foot on the brake , Dudley . ’ |
| 8 | After a few seconds Sandison said : ‘ Tell me about the Scots . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
| 10 | A British Airways spokeswoman said the damaged windscreen had been removed by engineers and taken away for examination . |
| 11 | A Canadian Forces official said all 130 passengers and crew were going on to Chicago , and no arrests had been made . |
| 12 | MORE than two million people in drought-stricken Angola will need emergency food aid in the next year — but fighting threatens to block aid shipments , a United Nations agency said today . |
| 13 | GULF War raids and subsequent weapons checks have reduced Iraq 's nuclear programme to ‘ zero , ’ a United Nations official said last night . |
| 14 | For instance , my sister comma who works in a green grocers comma said she saw her with Kim last night . |
| 15 | For example , a senior drugs regulator said that the recent scare over human insulin had led to 100 or so patients stopping their drugs , with predictably disastrous results . |
| 16 | A senior police officer said : ‘ He 's an odd character . |
| 17 | A senior police source said : ‘ Certain events in London recently have given cause for concern . ’ |