Example sentences of "said [pers pn] be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in John chapter fourteen it says , Jesus said I am the way and the truth and the light . |
| 2 | You know I ca n't see from that distance I thought John had a snowman badge on today , when I got close it 's an owl and it said I am the vet . |
| 3 | But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars . |
| 4 | First of all they said she was the villain . |
| 5 | He put it in a nutshell when he said she was the sort of girl who , if there had been a meadow handy , would have been out there in a flash picking cowslips . |
| 6 | I think , we ought to be taking time to try and prepare , well for the next assembly and in doing so to own what goes on there and to say , yes as the previous speaker said we are the World Church in a very real way . |
| 7 | ‘ I think he said they are the Chiguana Revolutionary Liberation Army , ’ I told Mother . |
| 8 | He asked a street trader , who said they were the police , London based law officers . |
| 9 | And she said it 's the fact that she 's carrying the extra |
| 10 | She said I 'll give you some petrol money , I said I 'm not bothered about petrol money , I said it 's the fact that I 've got ta come round to pick you up , I said I 'm not a taxi ! |
| 11 | There 's something on the national insu about the national insurance as well , I ca n't think how he 's gon na work that because he said it is the ones that are on over forty thousand that are gon na be |
| 12 | He said it is the choice of schools which is so dismal in the area . |
| 13 | A judge said it is the duty of the courts to support any attempts being made to prevent crimes of that nature . |
| 14 | It sets the scene perhaps for it said it is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich and he adds no sorrow to it . |
| 15 | He offered a hand of reconciliation to whites and said it was the ANC 's job , as the country 's biggest political force , to address national unity and nation building . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I said it was the Mamur Zapt and he said no . |
| 17 | ‘ She said it was the way Miss Harker looked at her when she thought she was nothing . |
| 18 | Mr Sugar said it was the machine 's ability to recognise handwriting that set it ‘ worlds apart ’ from technology already available . |
| 19 | ‘ Some even said it was the Russians who leaked the story after the failure of the Reykjavik summit . |
| 20 | He said it was the government 's intention to privatize 30-40 per cent of state assets and he asked for a six-month moratorium on trade union pay demands . |
| 21 | The opposition said it was the work of SAVAK , the secret police . |
| 22 | Police sources said it was the detonator — with a small package of Semtex at its core — which failed to ignite and set off the bags of nitrate-based fertiliser which were packed into the rear of the van . |
| 23 | said it was the minute or so |
| 24 | er and I sort of , I thought well you know , I mean , I sort of went of that erm and I , I showed him a window , showed him a corner section erm , I did n't ask , I said I ca n't remember if your wife sort of erm , if your sister said it was the gold or the white handles |
| 25 | Bubbling with enthusiasm , Fr Cunningham , 80 , said it was the opportunity to work with children which prompted him to accept the latest offer of as a ‘ first step to retirement ’ . |
| 26 | He said it was the soil of his city . |
| 27 | But tonight the Department of Health said it was the responsibility of health authorities to manage the internal market , and the first priority should be the patient . |
| 28 | ‘ And all this from the party that said it was the party of low taxation . |
| 29 | The Federation of Small Businesses reacted positively to the Budget and said it was the result of the Chancellor 's meeting its representatives and listening to what they were saying . |
| 30 | Labour leader John Williams said it was the authority 's policy not to have an official contact with the South African government . |