Example sentences of "he said [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have , ’ he said through a zipped mouth , ‘ a few favours to come . ’ |
| 2 | There is something in what he said about a prospective demographic change over the next 10 or 20 years . |
| 3 | ‘ Whatever makes you happy , ’ he said with a mocking inflexion . |
| 4 | He said I 'd rather have had two tins of vegetable soup , he said with a nice pot of potatoes . |
| 5 | ‘ Morning , prof ! ’ he said with a loud cheerfulness . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't imagine you being even remotely interested in any daydreams I 've had in the past , ’ he said with a slight twist to his mouth . |
| 7 | ‘ Your disappearance , my dear , ’ he said with a slight bow , ‘ would speak louder than words . ’ |
| 8 | " As for the labour … " he said with a defiant little laugh . |
| 9 | ‘ Yer spade , Biff , ’ he said with a nasal whine . |
| 10 | ‘ David , ’ he said with a dangerous , false heartiness . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , my dear , dear love , it is , ’ he said with a tiny smile on his lips . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's over there , amongst the dustbins , ’ he said with a vague flick of his hand . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's rather more to it than that , ’ he said with a vain attempt at lightness . |
| 14 | ‘ It is late , ’ he said with a gentle smile . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I 've shown my feeling at last , Tess , ’ he said with a curious sigh , showing that his heart had overcome his reason . |
| 16 | No pope has yet admitted women to the priesthood , ’ he said with a sarcastic smile . |
| 17 | ‘ 'Fraid I ca n't help you , Robyn , ’ he said with a sarcastic smile . |
| 18 | ‘ I think , like a woman , she is jealous , ’ he said with a quizzical look . |
| 19 | ‘ Ever the gracious hostess , I see , ’ he said with a cool irony , looking round the neatly furnished and immaculately tidy room with an expression on his face that irked her . |
| 20 | At length the Head Messenger , a man from East London of some presence but little formal education , stepped forward : ‘ Perhaps I can help you , gentlemen , ’ he said with a deferential cough . |
| 21 | ‘ It looks like an accident , ’ he said with a certain delicacy , ‘ but he was experienced with that knife , was young Mr Vickers , and after Angela Brickell , after Mr Goodhaven , after your little bit of trouble … |
| 22 | ‘ Well , just so you can sleep tonight , ’ he said with a certain cynical charm of his own , ‘ it 's London , England . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I was planning to , ’ he said with a sardonic smile . |
| 24 | ‘ Meanwhile , of course , ’ he said with a sardonic smile , ‘ I had the occasional woman . ’ |
| 25 | We 'll see him if he is and not if he is n't , ’ he said with a relaxed informality that charmed her . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , that was a sort of nurturing , ’ he said with a funny little smile . |
| 27 | ‘ Ca n't take that home , ’ he said with a shaky laugh . |
| 28 | ‘ And you ? ’ he said with a pale smile . |
| 29 | I see e's bin at it again , ’ he said with a knowing wink . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , I see , ’ he said with a knowing smile at Nina . |