Example sentences of "he said [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ A tragedy of the past , ‘ he said handing the paper to Rose .
2 ‘ I do n't know what I 'll do , ’ he said recognizing the gleam in my eye .
3 Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses .
4 He said said the Government was keeping interest rates high because it did not know what else to do .
5 He said if she then sold her house he said put the capital he said alright he said she with not buying a you know , another house now you know the fact is he said alright if she got one in her area or wherever .
6 He said switching the priest from his school position to a country parish was ‘ in the ordinary course of events ’ .
7 Well he said send the bill in .
8 Sir Nicholas drew encouragement from the low level of provisions required on mortgages granted to retail customers which he said underlined the reliability of the TSB 's traditional customer base .
9 ‘ I thought we could go out for a meal , ’ he said folding the paper and slipping it into his jacket pocket .
10 He said suing the building society would only delay matters and make resolving the problem more costly .
11 ‘ So , ’ he said to change the subject , ‘ how do you feel about yesterday in the light of a new day ? ’
12 er it were this mechanic who lives in who 's , who knows a good mate of Tony 's and he 's told Tony Tony told him like and he says right , he said leave the car to me .
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