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

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1 But he said the union was concerned at the delay in setting up a Staff Commission .
2 But he said the machine did not mean a return to the days of the mid-1980s when his company made huge profits from new computer equipment .
3 But he said the problem was caused by a staff shortage :
4 But he said the Government bore some responsibility for what had happened .
5 But he said the Government was unlikely to co-operate .
6 But he said the procedure involved in dismissing Mrs Taylor had been ‘ virtually non-existent ’ .
7 But he said the rest of Perry 's bars were within the required .
8 But he said the company 's patience had worn thin .
9 A High Court Judge accepted that David and Barbara Owen would suffer substantial hardship , but he said the Department of Transport had not broken the law by refusing to buy their property .
10 But he said the Department of Transport had exercised its discretion on whether to buy the property .
11 A High Court Judge agreed that David and Barbara Owen would suffer substantial hardship , but he said the Department of Transport had not broken the law by refusing to buy their property .
12 But he said the Department of Transport had exercised its discretion on whether to buy the property .
13 But he said the province was now faced with ‘ a quite alarming series of incidents , which perhaps marks a new phase in the terrorist campaign , and it has serious implications for people in Northern Ireland . ’
14 But he said the balance correct and I ca n't get it correct with what you 've got in your book .
15 But he said the number of jobs created would not be affected as they were not included in the predictions .
16 Moores admitted he was ‘ worried ’ about the Mersey maestros ’ worst start to a season since 1953 , but he said the club 's eight-man board is ‘ fully behind ’ Souness .
17 Mr Delors admitted that economic reality had to be taken into account , but he said the timetable of January 1 , 1999 , at the latest was on course .
18 they 're looking for an old boy eighteen to twenty five who was like a carpenter or a plumber who 's actually learnt a trade but he said the trouble is , he said
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