Example sentences of "said at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Christopher said at a joint news conference in Damascus with Syria 's foreign minister , Farouq al-Shara , after talks with President Hafez al-Assad : ‘ President Assad emphasised his commitment to the process of direct negotiations that were launched in Madrid and welcomed the US role as a full partner in the process . ’ |
| 2 | Some of the jobs will be based at the Norbord Industries factory at Morayhill , but the majority will be in the forestry and transport operations of sub-contracting companies throughout the central and northern Highlands , Dr Maurice Cantley , director of industry at HIE , said at a ground-breaking ceremony at the factory . |
| 3 | ‘ Even though we remain hopeful I 'd have to characterise yesterday as disappointing , ’ FBI agent Bob Ricks said at a daily news briefing on the 23rd day of the stand-off between cult members and federal authorities . |
| 4 | Billions were needed to improve the urban infrastructure , a black mayor said at a Clinton-Brown debate , $6 billion , for a start , for a project in New Jersey . |
| 5 | The imminent release of the " Birmingham Six " was widely seen as a foregone conclusion after Sir Allan Green , the Director of Public Prosecutions , said at a preliminary hearing of the appeal on Feb. 7 that the Crown no longer sought to uphold the convictions on the basis of the scientific evidence . |
| 6 | President Mary Robinson of the Irish Republic , who visited Somalia on Oct. 3 and 4 , said at an emotional press conference in Nairobi on Oct. 5 that the UN and the European Communities were " offending justice " by acting slowly over the Somali crisis . |