Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] said [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Baker said it would be ‘ exceedingly difficult ’ for Mr Gorbachev to revitalise the Soviet economy but it was premature to predict failure . |
| 2 | Mr Baker said he was concerned solely with whether Miss Giles knew or believed she was infringing copyright by showing it . |
| 3 | During the latest six-day adjournment — to allow two witnesses to be called from abroad — Mr Ward said he had written to Mr Rowland on 31 January , asking for his help and recounting details of his daughter 's death . |
| 4 | Mr Dinkins said he wished ‘ that we could do as well as Tokyo does ’ in keeping crime low and hoped to learn how Tokyo has largely avoided New York 's problems of high crime , drugs and unemployment . |
| 5 | Mr Risbridger said they planned to invest and upgrade dock facilities by developing riverside berths capable of handling 8,000 tonnes . |
| 6 | Mr Punshon said it should be remembered that membership was of the organisation not the club . |
| 7 | In a letter to the committee last month , Mr Gummer said he and his wife willingly and enthusiastically did everything to make the event a success . |
| 8 | Mr Horsley said he had every confidence that the expedition would be a success as the five climbers — Roger Payne , Julie-Ann Clyma , Alan Hinkes , Victor Saunders and Dr Caroline Williams — were all very experienced and some of the best in Britain . |
| 9 | The police have declined to comment , but in a brief statement Mr Girven said he was conducting an inquiry to ensure that officers in the force have behaved correctly , and that in the circumstances he was seeking an independent investigator from another force to undertake it . |
| 10 | The police have declined to comment , but in a brief statement Mr Girven said he was conducting an inquiry to ensure that officers in the force have behaved correctly , and that in the circumstances he was seeking an independent investigator from another force to undertake it . |
| 11 | Mr Trotter said he had approached various church funds without success . |
| 12 | Then Mr Nicholls said he would leave Haworth , and go to Australia . |
| 13 | On a somewhat more controversial issue , Mr Milburn and Mr Bergg said they would support a ban on fox hunting . |
| 14 | Mr Bergg said he did not want to see law breaking but he believed home owners should use the system to insist on fair valuations which had not been rushed through by estate agents . |
| 15 | Mr Bergg said he had received a number of complaints from people who received both leaflets , adding : ‘ I am sure there are many more who were equally shocked but did n't bother to reply . ’ |
| 16 | In letters to the Danish foreign minister , Poul Nyrup-Rasmussen , whose country holds the EC 's rotating presidency , and the EC commission president , Jacques Delors , Mr Beregovoy said he wanted the discussion of the oilseed deal put off pending completion of studies on whether the accord was compatible with EC common farm policy . |
| 17 | Mr Berecz said he still considered himself a member of the old party and refused to recognise the new one — despite voting for its establishment — but did not rule out the possibility of seeking admission to it . |
| 18 | Mr Stewart said it had been feared haematology in-patients would have to share a general medical ward while undergoing treatment in Darlington . |
| 19 | Mr Stewart said he was sure the centre would not only allow more organisations to win EC backing but , more importantly , would lead to the implementation of research and development in the form of new products and new processes in UK companies . |
| 20 | However , while Mr Stewart said he would be working strenuously to help ease the plight of the Albion workers , he could offer little hope of any Government money to support the stricken plant . |
| 21 | Pointing out the value of two Wessex machines at Leuchars during the recent bad weather , Mr MacDougall said they were involved on numerous occasions . |
| 22 | Local people have had to live with rats for some time and Mr Haszeldine said he is fed up with continually seeing rats scuttling around the houses . |
| 23 | Mr Whitehouse said he feared the building was becoming unsafe . |
| 24 | Mr Nath said he hopes to raise some money to bring over two other orphans for treatment . |
| 25 | Reporting on his efforts to get the three opposition parties to agree on a common agenda , Mr Christie said he feared the argument that 75 per cent of Scots had voted for constitutional change at the last election lost validity without some unifying factor , enhancing the Tories ' claims of legitimacy . |
| 26 | Mr Murray said it cost about £100,000 a year for each intensive care bed so it was important not to over-budget for beds which would not be fully used . |
| 27 | The book should have been in Tollemarche 's only bookstore for several weeks ; however , when Hank casually sauntered in and asked for a copy , old Mr Pascall said it had not arrived . |
| 28 | Mr Samways said he came away from the forum feeling angry and frustrated . |
| 29 | Mr Churchill said he would welcome a change in the law to steer the market in favour of coal . |
| 30 | Mr Humphreys said they offered different versions of the number of beds in the hospitals ; the number of people working there ; the volume of traffic on Hollyhurst Road ; the number of parking spaces which were to be created by Bioplan and the shift patterns worked by staff at Bioplan . |