Example sentences of "said [pers pn] was the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all they said she was the villain . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ She said it was the way Miss Harker looked at her when she thought she was nothing . |
| 4 | Mr Sugar said it was the machine 's ability to recognise handwriting that set it ‘ worlds apart ’ from technology already available . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The opposition said it was the work of SAVAK , the secret police . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | said it was the minute or so |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 ’ . |
| 11 | He said it was the soil of his city . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ And all this from the party that said it was the party of low taxation . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Labour leader John Williams said it was the authority 's policy not to have an official contact with the South African government . |
| 16 | One leading UFF figure in the area last week referred to a gun attack on a house in Jamaica Street in the Ardoyne area on St. Patrick 's night and said it was the intention to kill anyone in the house . |
| 17 | And in the middle there was an area open to space , just a circle of bare surface with a window all the way round it , and a sign on the window that said it was the site of the Capellan arrival in the solar system . |
| 18 | Then she apologised for her mask , which was indeed extraordinary , and said it was the custom of her people . |
| 19 | Catherine Kirkham , of Netherton , said it was the end of an era : ‘ I can never remember Liverpool without Owen Owen . |
| 20 | The MP said it was the duty of the Government to ask the Saudis to give special consideration to Britons working in their country and , in effect , to give them dispensation from certain of the Islamic punishments . |
| 21 | The girls said it was the room with the round window that faced down the town and that Eve could sit at the window and watch everyone and where they went and who they were with . |
| 22 | ‘ She said it was the lead and I said , ‘ What , Jane ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I was talking about some of the funny things that happen there and Mum said it was the sort of place he should be going to . ’ |
| 24 | The boys said it was the Lad of the Skins , although I do n't suppose it was any such thing . |
| 25 | However , supporters said it was the answer to Richmond 's declining trade and was the only available site in the town . |
| 26 | Her mother said he was the pick of the bunch . |
| 27 | ‘ Nicola said he was the man sent over to organise things for the Mafia . |
| 28 | But airport official Frank Walton , who is in charge of private plane facilities , said : ‘ I spoke to the man who said he was the pilot of the plane several hours after the landing and he definitely was n't John Travolta . ’ |
| 29 | Of course , David 's bodyguards were guarding the door and I went to see what they wanted and this guy , who said he was the night detective , announced that unless we emptied the room in five minutes , he was going to close the party down . |
| 30 | He 's not the King of the Jews , put it up , he said he was the King of the Jews . |