Example sentences of "said as [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want you to dine with me tomorrow night , ’ Damian said as they left Cartier 's and strolled along the marble corridors . |
| 2 | ‘ Good morning , sir , ’ he said as they shook hands . |
| 3 | He could not catch what she said as she touched Cunningham 's shoulder and she did not look back as she walked swiftly from the bar . |
| 4 | A stunned Mrs Hanley said as she left court : ‘ We never wanted anybody to go to prison over this . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I should have phoned but the last few days have been so hectic that I did n't have time , ’ Claudia said as she gave Myra a brief account of finding Dana . |
| 6 | ‘ Nice day , ’ he said as she measured distances with her eyes . |
| 7 | Honest , lovey , ’ the dresser said as she helped Constance into the first dress . |
| 8 | ‘ Good morning , Mr Nicholson , ’ she said as she shook hands . |
| 9 | ‘ You did n't learn to fight like that in the playground , ’ Ellie said as she bathed Patsy 's knuckles in onion water . |
| 10 | It was not , he said as he ushered Rain into his richly furnished sitting room on Wednesday afternoon , as though he had done anything with which to reproach himself , the fault lay entirely with the MacQuillan people . |
| 11 | But really the race belonged completely to Fogarty who said as he sipped champagne : ‘ I was 17 seconds ahead for most of the race , but believe it or not I did n't know who was behind me . |
| 12 | ‘ Colonel , I was n't expecting you until tomorrow , ’ Rust said as he shook hands with both men . |
| 13 | ‘ She stirred herself at last and wrote , ’ he said as he handed Rose the letter . |
| 14 | ‘ I suppose you are n't particularly surprised , ’ Harry said as he regarded Alice miserably from the armchair in the living-room of Monsieur Verveine 's spacious London flat . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I do n't like Men phoning who wo n't give their name , ’ she said as I drew level . |