Example sentences of "said the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Classes have already started , ’ said the clerk at the other . |
| 2 | " I 'm Thursday , " said the girl at the door of Lorne 's penthouse . |
| 3 | I said the girl at the cards would |
| 4 | ‘ You will present this to your doctor in England , please , ’ said the Matron at the door . |
| 5 | ‘ Tell your client , ’ said the voice at the other end of the phone , ‘ that he or she would have a better chance of establishing who is or is not responsible for his or her dustbins if he or she employed a lawyer who did n't address his inquiries to people whose principal concern is pharmacology . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ No picnic , searching down there , ’ said the man at the end of the telephone . |
| 7 | Senior sources said the mood at the meeting was belligerent . |
| 8 | John Crust , FBU branch secretary for north-east Essex , said the mood at the gatherings was determined : ‘ Members were asked one question at the end of the meeting — if there was a ballot for strike action tomorrow , how would you vote ? |
| 9 | In the Sixties , said the lady at the museum , the old town was gutted . |
| 10 | In the Sixties , said the lady at the museum , the old town was gutted . |
| 11 | ‘ Who are you ? ’ said the lady at the table . |
| 12 | He said the management at the site had n't given permission for welding on the oil tank . |
| 13 | Showbusiness trade paper Entertainment Weekly said the filming at the huge movie complex in North Carolina had suffered so many disasters that some crew members feared a jinx . |
| 14 | But Maurice Denham , council property manager , said the hearing at the Court of Appeal in London was postponed and will not now take place for months . |
| 15 | ‘ Room twenty-two , ’ said the woman at the hotel desk . |
| 16 | Oh , yes , capture India , cut off the tea supply , and Britain would capitulate within a week , said the potman at the Tarleton . |