Example sentences of "he said that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that one police officer found guilty of abuses had been discharged , three had been punished and five were under investigation . |
| 2 | Lord Loughborough agreed with Lord Rawdon when he said that pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society ; they were a pest . |
| 3 | He said that unresolved claims on land and property had held back investment and that trade with the Soviet Union and eastern bloc had collapsed . |
| 4 | In Heath 's personal and confidential letters to chairmen of policy groups he said that interim reports should concentrate on points that might be considered for inclusion in a manifesto for an Autumn election . |
| 5 | He said that two Americans , whom he did not identify , were in Srebrenica with General Philippe Morillon , commander of the UN Protection Force . |
| 6 | Megarry VC found for the plaintiff and he said that four elements were necessary in testing for confidential quality : 1 . |
| 7 | He said that great strides had been made by BNFL since 1986 with particular successes in the areas of UK and overseas customer relationships , relations with the DoE and the regulators and a ‘ vast improvement ’ in media relations through BNFL 's policy of honesty and openness . |
| 8 | At the same time he said that new rules would be drawn up on the ownership of property , in preparation for the privatization of numerous state enterprises ; in this context he demanded a cut in bank interest rates , from a typical level of 50 per cent to around 20 per cent , so as to encourage private investment in industry , where he said that productivity had fallen by 10 per cent since the start of the year . |
| 9 | Referring to IBM 's establishment of a PC standard in 1981 , he said that other manufacturers were selling cars without having to invest in the highway . |
| 10 | He said that international observers would be invited to supervise the ballot and that a prime minister would be appointed from whichever party won a majority . |
| 11 | He said that certain officials and a councillor were determined to get rid of Mrs Kemp because of the demands she was making , and had consistently made during her whole period in office , for the improvement of child care in Orkney . |
| 12 | When I recounted this to Jean-Claude , he said that innocent peasants regarded frequent bathing as some sort of health precaution , associated with the depravity of the city . |
| 13 | The hon. Gentleman seemed to miss an important point when he said that head teachers were worried . |
| 14 | He said that British planes would not be involved in the airdrops but Britain might help the US with the logistics , presumably supplying some humanitarian aid for the airdrops . |
| 15 | He said that several players dragged John Newton away and he never had a chance to kick Mr Hallam in the face or punch him . |
| 16 | He said that fundamental changes to the Pact 's command and control structure would be needed , with a greater emphasis on national-oriented doctrines . |
| 17 | But he said that both sets of lawyers were unaware of the paper 's offer and he did not know if it would halt the looming legal action which alleges infringement of copyright in relation to the 1992 Christmas message . |
| 18 | He said that some forms of proportional representation would ‘ let in ’ minority parties such as the National Front and the Communists . |
| 19 | He said that some witnesses in the action had strong views about the rights of the public over the beach and quarrying which has been carried on there . |
| 20 | He said that these visits had given him " the opportunity to give personally an explanation of the political background " to the dispute with Tito . |
| 21 | Holomisa had ended Transkei 's state of emergency on Nov. 7 , 1989 [ see p. 37033 ] , freed ANC and PAC prisoners , and encouraged contact with the ANC ; during a visit to the United States at the end of January 1990 he said that these measures showed a commitment to change and to unity on the part of all black people , and that he wanted to make Transkei 's independence an instrument of liberation for South Africa . |
| 22 | He said that petro-chemical plants with little or no pollution controls were releasing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste into the atmosphere every year . |
| 23 | He said that large amounts of black fish , being landed almost daily , were at the root of the price problems . |
| 24 | He said that special bodies had been set up in 20 enterprises and organizations to deal with " irregularities " and " speculation " in the supply of these goods . |