Example sentences of "say a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will , er they say a second division team will win it this year . |
| 2 | That in itself is startling , but there are precedents for mystical encounters of various kinds or , to be less extreme , a choice of persuasions to put down to fancy ; until — " My God , " says a second man , " I must be dreaming , I thought I saw a unicorn . " |
| 3 | Meanwhile , Tadpole has picked up a second firm , Isometrics , to peddle the Sparcbook to the US government , and says a second strategy to make it easier for US government bodies to buy its technology will be revealed in a couple of weeks ( UX No 381 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ How could Miss Havisham look well , after all her suffering ? ’ said a second lady quickly . |
| 5 | He said a second person , who had been reported dead , had in fact been brought into the hospital alive and was currently undergoing treatment . |
| 6 | THE little daughters of murdered lecturer Elizabeth Howe wept yesterday as they said a last goodbye to their mother . |
| 7 | ‘ Good luck , Michael , ’ the old cattle dealer said a last time but Moran made no answer in the darkness . |
| 8 | She said a third man , Lee Thompson , had pinned her to the ground during the alleged incident at Mr Cowen 's flat in east London on 31 May , 1991 . |
| 9 | She said a third man being sought by the police had telephoned a Kirkby inspector and said he was sure the case would end because witnesses were not brave enough to give evidence . |
| 10 | A police spokesman said a third car — believed to be a black Citroen — may have been responsible for the accident . |
| 11 | ‘ We saw police taking them away early in the morning , ’ said a next door neighbour . |
| 12 | I would like to say a last word about Amis 's voices , and about the long words which have been or might be laid on his confident art — a terminology for which he is unlikely to be grateful . |
| 13 | More than 200 mourners packed into the Parish Church of St Martins in Horsley , Gloucestershire to say a last farewell to David Moore . |