Example sentences of "said [noun prp] with [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Mr Felstead , ’ said Pascoe with a note of surprise more genuine , he felt , than anything Dalziel could produce .
2 ‘ Well , well , well , ’ said Doyle with a smile .
3 ‘ Stay alert , ’ said Doyle with a grin , and flicked off contact before Bodie could sourly tell him what to do with his advice .
4 ‘ He run away , ’ said Umberto with a grin .
5 ‘ No , ’ said Edward with a sigh .
6 ‘ Zat is Angel , ’ said Alejandro with a shrug , ‘ still fighting zee Falklands War . ’
7 ‘ Looking for his toothbrush , ’ said Linda with a giggle .
8 ‘ It gives me something else to think about , ’ said Eleanor with a catch in her voice .
9 ‘ He is , ’ said David with a hint of reserve in his voice .
10 ‘ I can only do it when we 're in the middle of a conversation and you look at me speculatively and then say something anodyne in a voice that is so deliberately empty of judgment I can practically feel the strength of will you are exerting to keep it so , ’ said David with the hint of a laugh in his deep voice .
11 ‘ We 'd like to see Salome , please , ’ said Fenella with a smile .
12 ‘ Like a bad penny , you can be sure ‘ e 'll turn up again , ’ said Granpa with a chuckle .
13 ‘ It does n't matter , Julia , ’ said Anthony with a return of the impatience he had shown so often before she got ill .
14 ‘ I thought I had made that clear , ’ said Wheeler with no attempt at all to disguise his contempt for the Archdeacon .
15 ‘ She thicks men 's blood with cold , ’ said Fergus with a lot of undecodable feeling .
16 " I 've never smelt that in my life , " said Hazel with a touch of irritation .
17 ‘ Ohhhh Kaaay , ’ said Paddy with a yawn , and there was the sound of opening zips .
18 ‘ Oh , Edward , ’ said Helen with a sigh .
19 ‘ The future will not be a great one without a family , ’ said Leon with the wisdom of seventeen years .
20 ‘ If Mr Boldwood asked you to run away with him , what would you say , ma'am ? ’ said Liddy with a smile .
21 ‘ How should I know ? ’ said Rose with a shrug .
22 ‘ He was stroking that American girl 's bottom , ’ said Victor with a chuckle ; but his weak joke fell hollowly .
23 ‘ It 's probably true , ’ said Blanche with a chuckle .
24 ‘ You say that every week , ’ said Sybil with a laugh .
25 ‘ It 's easy for dogs , ’ said Daisy with a hiccup .
26 ‘ Oh ! ’ said Moominmamma with a start , ‘ I believe those were mice disappearing into the cellar .
27 ‘ Out , ’ said Edwards with a nerve sharpened by cold and more than an hour in the company of Mrs Kathy Grogan .
28 ‘ That 's what disturbed me ! ’ said Moore with a smile .
29 ‘ Oh , I was all right , ’ said Moore with a smile .
30 ‘ Hello , Margaret , ’ said Viola with a sigh .
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