Example sentences of "said [indef pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially , the plans said no-one with a disposable income of more than £42 per week would get advice and assistance . |
| 2 | ‘ Stuart Baxter said nothing about a woman , ’ said Vic . |
| 3 | Carr drove home fundamental points , but said nothing about the actual working practices of historians , and , in his inspirational advocacy of a new kind of socialist history , left students with the impression that the solid , source-based stuff which formed their staple diet might as well be cast into the dustbin . |
| 4 | Reagan said nothing about the diversion of money from these sales to the Contras . |
| 5 | The book had worthy intentions , and the text made some good points , but the illustrations were weak and said nothing about the real conditions of the poor . |
| 6 | The decision to go ahead with the press conference two days later was finalised ; Pons edited a note alerting his staff to this effect , called Jones on the phone to reconfirm the joint submission for Friday the 24th but , according to Jones , said nothing about the press conference planned for the day before nor of the 11 March submission by Pons to the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry . |
| 7 | Mr Noyes will claim the MoD said nothing about the alleged landing because it wanted to save any embarrassment . |
| 8 | ‘ Much obliged for that , Albert , ’ said Joe , and explained that he 'd got a guest and how it came about , although he said nothing about the wallet or the men . |
| 9 | Police were searching for the missing bicycle , but the announcer said nothing about the missing hair . |
| 10 | The highway development survey commissioned for Greater London in 1936 , and carried out by Sir Charles Bressey and Sir Edward Lutyens , addressed the problem of the flow of commercial traffic in London , but said nothing about the reduction of central area congestion nor about the relation between traffic circulation , land use or environmental design . |
| 11 | But Huxley said nothing about the process that might have led one branch of the primate order to develop the upright posture and the enlarged brain that are the hallmarks of the human race . |
| 12 | I tried once or twice to reverse our roles , but he again made it clear that he did not want to talk about himself I said nothing about the glove . |
| 13 | When she had handed Tim his wallet , she said nothing about the pedlar . |
| 14 | He said nothing about the road being blocked behind us , or the man he had flushed out of the mist-shrouded mountainside and forced over the edge into the gorge below . |
| 15 | He said nothing about the letter . |
| 16 | I was interested that the hon. Member for Leeds , Central said nothing about the importance of separating inspection from advice . |
| 17 | ‘ Sophie said nothing for a minute and then she said : ‘ On a plane to see Lizzie ’ . ’ |
| 18 | He said nothing for a few seconds , and I sensed that I might have unsettled this policeman . |
| 19 | I said nothing for a few seconds . |
| 20 | Stone said nothing for a moment , staring at the CI5 man , perhaps still not sure of whether or not he was doing the right thing . |
| 21 | After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way . |
| 22 | He said nothing for a minute . |
| 23 | He said nothing for a time . |
| 24 | Mr Brownlow said nothing for a few seconds , but simply stared at Rose . |
| 25 | In English , it has been shown that an unmarked theme is one that signals the mood of the clause : in declarative clauses the unmarked theme is the subject ( Jane said nothing for a moment ) ; in interrogative clauses it is the wh-word ( What did Jane say ? ) , or the auxiliary in the case of polar questions ( Did Jane say anything ? ) ; in imperative clauses it is the verb ( Say something ) . |
| 26 | Wayne said nothing for a while , and Pete allowed his attention to wander down the inventory list ; his eyebrows raised at the mention of a waterbed , a hi-fi system and a video hookup in the after stateroom . |
| 27 | She said nothing for a while . |
| 28 | When he finished , the DDI sat back and said nothing for a while , just digested it . |
| 29 | They said nothing for a while ; she controlling her emotions while he gathered his strength . |
| 30 | I said nothing for a moment ; there had seemed to be some special emphasis on the last sentence . |