Example sentences of "said [indef pn] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said nothing to the family and no one else had noticed the men . |
| 2 | She said something to the man who was with her , a thickset , dark-featured fellow , who stood with his hands in the pockets of his anorak frowning at the flood water . |
| 3 | Silver sent Dick to fetch the rum , then Israel said something to the cook in a low voice , and I heard only a word or two . |
| 4 | Gómez said something to the Indian , then hurried after him . |
| 5 | For a tick of eternity , his sapphire eyes seemed to burn through her , and then he said something to the woman , touched her lightly on the arm , and started across the room . |
| 6 | This time , though , Chinless Wonder stuck his head out of the van and said something to the rider before he went . |
| 7 | The seneschal looked briefly at the quivering attendant being looked after by the others , then he shrugged and said something to the under-cook , who quickly got back down off the stool and turned to the others . |
| 8 | I 'm just you 're just making me think actually because I saw in one of the papers this morning erm a headline , if I can find it , it said something to the effect that — yes here it is , in the Independent , it says ‘ TV soaps are first to survive rescheduling ’ and it goes on to tell us that the British television schedules as we all know were the first casualties of war in the Gulf except for the nation 's daily diet of Australian soap . |
| 9 | He said something to the Vicomte and they went into Christine Daaé 's dressing-room … ‘ |