Example sentences of "and they said [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | try and get some information on this they felt that they were confident that at the end of the day that erm , approval would be given but erm I I I asked for it in writing and they said we would n't be getting that . |
2 | and they said we 'll wait for you . |
3 | And they said we do n't mean to be over the men , but what we mean is for you to come down the office , no what the office wants as regards orders , and be responsible and pass them out to the men who you 'll think who 'll do the job best and all that , and that 's what we mean . |
4 | they came and they said we had a free booking . |
5 | Was n't it did n't you ring them up and they said we have exams on or something ? |
6 | this guy got absolutely marvellous but they were full of it and they said we just learned it we did n't , we did n't go to school or anything like that , we |
7 | And they said we 're not naming the home for the elderly that will probably be closed . |
8 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
9 | ‘ I phoned the president 's office and they said they would see what they could do to help . |
10 | They checked with the firm and they said they did n't repair it , so he got the sack . |
11 | ‘ And they said they was just farmers , like us , ’ mused Jonadab , as they rode at a walk through the high arched entrance and into the stable-yard . |
12 | ‘ When I used to watch Bros on the telly and they said they loved their fans , I used to think it was a really naff thing to say . |
13 | ‘ I told them my brother could be lying dead somewhere and they said they did n't care and that I was mucking them about , ’ said 18-year-old Joanne , of Stoneleigh , Surrey , yesterday . |
14 | I continued to call and they said they had the matter in hand , but I must be patient and understand that the pressure of business was overwhelming . |
15 | And they said they were still planning an evening out together on their 10th anniversary . |
16 | ‘ He asked the senior players if they 'd seen anything as they came away from the dressing-room and they said they had n't . |
17 | So I got dressed and went to the corner shop to nick three Wormy bars , but Brett and Damon snuck up behind and they said they 'd tell if I did n't give them a bar each . |
18 | So we left there that Wednesday morning and they said they 'd give us until the Friday to think about it . |
19 | Yes , I have at last , and the I 'm sure that they lied in their teeth , they they assured me they had written to me after my second letter in March , er in fact , and they said they were going to send me a photocopy of that , in fact er she wrote me a letter in June , so I do n't believe the other one existed , |
20 | And when I er went to go on me own er I still wanted to keep in the union and I went down the Locksmiths ' union , which was in the market place , and they said they er we could n't , we could n't have you in the union if you go on your own erm there 's another denomination or something , was something that you 'd have to join or something like that and be on your own . |
21 | I phoned them last week and said you know have you got any suggestions , and they said they 'd come back to me and they have n't . |
22 | And they said they were concerned and disappointed by the lack of progress made since Beverley died . |
23 | I could hear them pulling drawers out and they said they 'd go . |
24 | He says she asked about the stresses of final exams , and they said they had n't got a job to go to anyway . |
25 | She asked them about the child and they said they had just found him . |
26 | ’ They have raided the Glen Moriston site twice this week already in strength , and they said they would return before the end of the week . |
27 | and and they said they , the erm and anybody there and and chuck out the English workers because the Ho , the erm Dutch do n't want English workers you see ! |
28 | it 's up to him whether it 's , whether they say it 's right or wrong I think , I think what the council said is if they , if they want it , the thing shifting , they are strong enough to get it shifted if they , if they , if they really feel that the things rot , you see up in the Dales they , one chap built a house and er , and they said they had to pull it down because it would n't fit in with , of |
29 | the Beverley sisters were on and they said they used to wear very daring clothes and the B B C banned them from showing their navels , cos you 're not supposed to show your navel on television and you could n't say the word , oh yeah Lonnie Donegan was on and he said that he was banned from singing this song er in eighty forty was such a little drip and in it he says we beat the bloody British and they would n't let him sing that because he swore so he had to sing we beat the ruddy British |
30 | So Mericlean sent it away with his P forty five to have it changed and they said they could n't accept it that they 'd have to re-apply or something . |