Example sentences of "said it [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United Nations said it had arranged a ceasefire between the government and Unita on Sunday night , but it was largely ignored . |
| 2 | BOGOTA ( Reuter ) — The Colombian government said it had rejected an offer last year from drug traffickers to give up the drug trade in exchange for not being extradited to the US , and firmly ruled out any dialogue with the traffickers . |
| 3 | National Clamps said it had sacked an operator over the incident . |
| 4 | A spokeswoman for the employment benefit adjudication office said it had received a file on the subject , which was under consideration . |
| 5 | In another move , Brabant Resources , for which Aberdeen has made an all-share offer , said it had received a second bid approach which could lead to a cash offer . |
| 6 | Neil Anderson , a partner in the firm , said it had made the cuts only with great reluctance and after great consideration . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , the Vatican said it had accepted an unprecedented Chinese invitation to send a top official to Peking to attend a sports ceremony this weekend and meet government officials . |
| 8 | But the STUC also voiced disquiet about the way last Monday 's picketing was handled by police , and said it had secured a pledge that policing would now be ‘ even-handed ’ . |
| 9 | I said women should have a choice : the hospital said it had to have a policy . ’ |
| 10 | The military said it had launched a big manhunt for army coup leaders who escaped when their men surrendered . |
| 11 | However , Timex said it had won a court order restricting to six the number of pickets organised by local AEEU officials , and requiring that picketing be peaceful . |
| 12 | The ministry said it had requested the extradition of the assailants . |
| 13 | It said it had requested the move ‘ pending clarification of the company 's financial position ’ . |
| 14 | The committee welcomed the police 's higher profile and said it had improved the image of Darlington town centre . |
| 15 | The agent said it had sold a commercial garage in Middlesbrough to a named company . |
| 16 | Last week the firm said it hoped to agree a sale of part of the 61 per cent stake owned by American Express as part of a deal to inject new equity into the firm . |
| 17 | Mr Don Aitken , a trust member , said it hoped to bring a test case . |
| 18 | The main opposition group , the National League for Democracy , said it expected to have an absolute majority when the final results are compiled in about three weeks . |
| 19 | The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters said it tried to kill the three Roman Catholic taxi drivers . |
| 20 | But CALA said it intended to pay a final dividend of 1.55p , for an unchanged total of 2.3p . |
| 21 | In a statement the Prison Service said it wanted to clarify the situation in view of misleading accounts of the operation of the Compassionate Home Leave Scheme . |
| 22 | The DTI said it wanted to avoid the risk of a ‘ disorderly collapse ’ which would have threatened the savings of those people who had already put money into the funds . |