Example sentences of "said [conj] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I particularly liked the arts sections and noted that a caption under a picture of Salman Rushdie said that his new book The Satanic Verses had been badly received in many Moslem communities . |
| 2 | In a press statement , Merbah said that his new party " draws its framework from Islam " , the " consecration of the Algerian personality " and " the need to build a democratic state " . |
| 3 | He said that his first speech in the previous coal debate made the headlines of Coal News , but I do not think that the chairman of British Coal will be grateful that the hon. Gentleman has halved the take and production of coal in his remarks . |
| 4 | Tim Buisseret , Researcher at the Programme for Policy Research in Engineering Science and Technology ( PREST ) at Manchester University , said that his first impression , like that of many people , had been that the ideas were sound , but had ‘ not gone far enough ’ . |
| 5 | Prime Minister Jan Olszewski said that his newly-formed government had had no time to prepare its own budget , and asked parliament " with a heavy heart and a true sense of responsibility " to accept the measures before it . |
| 6 | De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party . |
| 7 | These accusations were denied by the government , the BSP , and the Soviet ambassador , Viktor Sharapov , who at a press conference on Aug. 26 said that his only contacts with the government and the BSP had been official ones at which he had delivered the statement of the State Committee for the State of Emergency ( the Soviet coup leaders ) and Gorbachev 's subsequent repudiation of it , and had discussed the forthcoming visit to Moscow of a Bulgarian economic mission . |
| 8 | On leaving , he said that his only regret , was that he had n't been able to get round to everyone and say goodbye . |
| 9 | But he said that his only concern was to establish whether Mr Ridley 's decision had been in accordance with the law . |
| 10 | President Babangida of Nigeria , assuming the chair of the organization for the coming year in succession to Ugandan President Museveni , said that his major tasks would be " to dismantle apartheid , restore peace in the troubled parts of the continent and work towards the smooth take-off of the African Economic Community ( AEC ) " . |
| 11 | He said that his future plans as an owner were very uncertain at the moment . ’ |
| 12 | The Consumer Credit Trade Association is considering the NCC proposals , but Director John Patrick FICM said that his initial thoughts were that the CCTA would not want to be involved in collecting a levy . |
| 13 | Niki smelled the rat and said unless his driving contract were honoured , he would move to McLaren . |