Example sentences of "say that [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say there 's a small garden there and a ten-foot high crucifix , they say that last Lent Sister Martha spent five hours in front of it every day . |
| 2 | Joe Breidenstein says that last year he organised ‘ morel weekends ’ for 220 families . |
| 3 | He says that last year he saw people using the woods as a toilet , and jumping over back gardens . |
| 4 | Chief Superintendent McLean says that last summer the resources he allocated to the protection of the Ks were greater than those given to anything , other than really serious crimes such as murder , in the two years he had been in charge of Hounslow division . |
| 5 | Karen says that next year she hopes to go to the commonwealth games and then the Olympics in Atlanta . |
| 6 | If the hon. Gentleman had been in earlier , he would have heard the hon. Member for Harrow , East ( Mr. Dykes ) saying that last week he had attended a debate on this subject in the Bundestag . |
| 7 | Is it 2 like this year , or up to 3 ? said that 4th place looks a bit flattering . |
| 8 | IBM said that first quarter revenues were down slightly in the US — where the economy was perceived to be improving until the first set of statistics in April , and in Asia , while revenues from IBM 's European operations fell by 13.8% . |
| 9 | IBM said that first quarter revenues were down slightly in the US — where the economy was perceived to be improving until the first set of statistics in April , and in Asia , while revenues from IBM 's European operations fell by 13.8% . |
| 10 | In response , First Edition project director Mark Hodder-Williams said that First Edition had been in operation for nine months , and had successfully provided users with an efficient , fast computer-to-computer service for exchanging a wide range of commercial documents . |
| 11 | Beef classes at the show were generally stronger than the dairy entries , and chief steward Peter Horrell said that next year consideration was being given to making all the purebred beef classes EBL free . |
| 12 | The manager , John McIntosh , said that next month , details of its work are going to more than 250 bodies throughout the country , including social work departments and district councils . |
| 13 | As he said that last part about ‘ bumping into her ’ he glanced across at Lisa , and a flicker passed between them as , silently , they shared their private joke . |
| 14 | So , for all you who said that last year 's Contact Day was the best thing DTI and SERC had ever done and could there please be another — this is it ! |
| 15 | Commenting on his reasons for selling off the chain he founded in 1978 , Mr Weatherburn said that last year had been ‘ very difficult ’ , not just because of the stampede into remaindering by other companies ( see also Christmas in the Bookshops , page 27 ) . |
| 16 | He said that last year the World bank derived a greater income from interest payments and debt repayments than it paid out in development aid and investment in the poorest countries . |
| 17 | Mr Wilson said that last year the Executive had paid their own direct labour organisation to maintain open spaces ‘ but they never cut grass or pulled a single weed . ’ |
| 18 | Coun O'Toole , chairman of the Holyhead Unemployment Workers Centre management committee , said that last year welfare rights workers at the centre had dealt with 542 income support enquiries , which represented 15pc of the 3,518 cases handled . |
| 19 | He said that last year the local authority spent £1.35m. on concessionary fares and would spend the same this year . |
| 20 | He said that last year £30,000 worth of produce had been lost in similar incidents and urged the Prime Minister to give an assurance that he would approach the French government to ensure that the culprits were brought to justice and that compensation was paid to all the British firms which had lost cash . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the company said that last week 's settlement will not affect its $4000 million suit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission . |
| 22 | ‘ They said that last time I was in , but I 'm still ‘ ere , ai n't I ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I thought , well , let's just say that last night was something I never want to have to live through again … ’ |