Example sentences of "said [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie said I was a handsome devil ! |
| 2 | She said I was a handsome devil , too . |
| 3 | His invincible capacity for making friends soon prevailed , however , and , as he explained to Southey , ‘ they all except the Parson shook me by the hand , and said I was an open hearted honest-speaking Fellow , tho' I was a bit of a Democrat ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ She said I was an interesting and sad man in many ways . ’ |
| 5 | I thought I was the only one to satisfy you ; you told me that once ; you said I was the only one who had ever made you — ’ |
| 6 | John Heminges said I was the best properties man in the city . |
| 7 | But the managers I played for all said I was the best professional . |
| 8 | He said I was the healthiest ghost he 'd ever seen ! |
| 9 | ‘ Well , actually , Sam said I was the same height as him now and he happened to have two . |
| 10 | I laughed and said I was the same when I was young . |
| 11 | Dougald said his was the only party firmly committed to improving schools throughout Britain . |
| 12 | He had had dealings with Eddie 's family , and as Eddie says : ‘ My father always said you was a smart man . ’ |
| 13 | But you said you were a keen golfer . |
| 14 | and she said er , and I said , I said Dave said you were a bloody fool to go up there , you let mother talk you into going , Terry had a job here , he , alright you had your house , you had your ups and downs , it was a bit small , you persevere with it , I said your kids are nearly going to school all of them , so I said , you do n't need a big house |
| 15 | What was society i in Orkney just before you left , you said you were a young girl and you left about nineteen nineteen . |
| 16 | No he said you were a little horror . |
| 17 | ‘ And you said you were a cold-hearted spinster ? |
| 18 | As a Christian , you said you were a Christian , Halloween is er the celebrating the devil , |
| 19 | You said you were a wet smoker and did n't enjoy it . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ She said you were a common little boy . ’ |
| 21 | Itchicoo ! ’ and ‘ She said you were a common little boy . ’ ) |
| 22 | His silvery-green eyes on her face , he prompted , ‘ The other night you said you were an only child … ’ |
| 23 | Everybody said you were the best . |
| 24 | ‘ He always said you were the whole brains of the column . |
| 25 | Mummy said she was a good girl when she was asleep . |
| 26 | Said she was a fetching little thing . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ She said she was a real fan , and loved the Royal Family , and asked if her best regards could be passed on , ’ he said . |
| 28 | And he said she was a real sweetie he said . |
| 29 | ‘ But you said she was a small , dark-haired girl , looked like me . ’ |
| 30 | Finally , he swore and said she was a bad wife and if another woman of greater warmth came his way , no one could accuse him of adultery in taking her . |