Example sentences of "said it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The Transport and General Workers Union said it saw seasonal workers as potentially ripe for recruitment precisely because a considerable number returned to the same job year after year ( see Financial Times , 7/1/87 ) . |
2 | I was talking to her and I said do you work ? and she said no I do n't and she said my children are I V F children In vitro fertilization , so I said how come ? , how fascinating , she said it was n't very fascinating I can assure you , she said it took five years to have them , well she put plainly they pioneered it down there did n't they ? |
3 | Among those offering concrete commitments were National Westminster Bank , which said it took environmental issues into account when considering loan requests [ see ED 58 ] , and the Austin Reed clothing company , which claims to encourage its suppliers to meet environmental standards . |
4 | Dr Marc Cartwright , anaesthetist on the cardiac arrest team , said it took several minutes to spot the mistake and insert the tube properly . |
5 | Mr Jones , who was accompanied sub-officer James Gibson , said it took ten minutes to complete the rescue operation . |
6 | The company said it shipped 50,000 revenue systems , a first-quarter record up 16% , including 13,000 Sparcstation 2s , 15,000 IPXs and 12,000 assorted . |
7 | Zenith also said it sold 500,000 shares of newly issued common to institutional investors for whom Crabbe Huson Co of Portland , Oregon serves as investment advisor . |
8 | Heather Allinson , 26 , of Barnard Castle , who glimpsed it by the roadside near Gainford , said it had enormous teeth . |
9 | Facilities manager and financial bureau services operator Fiserv Inc , Milwaukee said it had definitive agreement to acquire Datatronix Financial Services Inc , San Diego for $31.75 a share , but did not say how many shares the cheque and financial item processor for financial institutions had out . |
10 | THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay . |
11 | McKinsey said it had several programmes in place to build the information technology capability of its consulting staff , and Information Consulting could accelerate the process . |
12 | Oh it said in the , in the book when I read about it , it said it had green flowers , you say is that green flowers |
13 | Sometimes he said it contained eighty-one Communists , sometimes fifty-seven , sometimes ‘ a lot ’ . |
14 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
15 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |
16 | ‘ The Doctor said it transmitted mental power … . ’ |
17 | He said it offered high quality accommodation , was being marketed internationally and was strategically located . |
18 | Page 27 Buoyant Borland : Borland International said it expected second quarter results to beat analysts ' expectations after buoyant sales of Paradox , the US software company 's database product . |
19 | Sentiment has not been helped by sharp profit downgrading from such pillars of Japanese business as Sony , Matsushita and Pioneer , though computer group Fujitsu recently said it expected current profits to be modestly increased . |
20 | Senator Warren Barry called Mr Clinton 's plan on gays in the military a ‘ fags in the foxhole ’ proposal , and the chairman of the Fairfax County Republicans , Patrick Mullins , said it gave new meaning to the military warning ‘ watch your rear flank , ’ according to the Post . |
21 | Regional Magistrate Gerry Harty agreed that the firm had a good record and said it bought vast quantities for distribution to its various stores . |
22 | The Ramblers ' Association said it welcomed any measures that allowed more people to walk in the countryside , and assistant director David Baskine said : ‘ It is important that the proposals will not offer payment to farmers who own land where public access is already allowed . ’ |