Example sentences of "said the [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her social worker said the stealing was also the result of boredom and keeping bad company . |
| 2 | If you said the cops are all over , they 'll be all over Dave Tanner . ’ |
| 3 | Overturning the Commissioner 's decision , Miss Justice Carroll said the garda was not given a summary of the factual background to support the accusation against him . |
| 4 | Interestingly , Dr James Young Simpson of Edinburgh University , who was one of the first to use chloroform , flatly denied any of these side effects , and said the doctors were seeing what they wanted to see . |
| 5 | Dr Norris said the doctors were demanding protection for all health care ‘ homicide ’ . |
| 6 | Mr Mellor said the trip was a purely private matter and did not break any rules . |
| 7 | At Notting Hill Gate , as they were leaving the car , they found their way impeded by a uniformed official of London Transport Underground that the woman who said the holidays were too long had got hold of and was complaining to . |
| 8 | Mr Jack Straw , shadow Education Secretary , said the procedure was ‘ worthy of President Ceausescu of Romania ’ . |
| 9 | The IBA said the Guardian was ‘ an extremely effective advertising medium ’ long before the Independent 's launch . |
| 10 | You said the door was open . ’ |
| 11 | On 7th October Green ‘ went to Kendal where the abominable Agnes Brathwaite forswore herself again , but said the child was born 10th December — before , on the 5th of October ’ . |
| 12 | Police said the child was born within the past few days . |
| 13 | I think she said the name was Mackay . ’ |
| 14 | Ivor Jordan , of the East Anglian Trades Union Congress , said the strike was necessary to bring home to the public that rail services were being decimated by the Government . |
| 15 | The Court of Appeal said the strike was not in the public interest . |
| 16 | Correspondence and gunnery officer Lt Spenser Arnold said the link was important for the crew , who enjoyed getting their witty and poignant letters . |
| 17 | A spokeswoman for North West Water said the incinerator was only part of the functions at the proposed sludge treatment plant . |
| 18 | Most adults said the story was just a story , but most children believed it , and they used to go in gangs to the cemetery , especially on a Saturday night , and peer through the railings , trying to spot Mrs Sugar coming out . |
| 19 | Most adults said the story was just a story , but most children believed it , and they used to go in gangs to the cemetery , especially on a Saturday night , and peer through the railings , trying to sport Mrs Sugar coming out . |
| 20 | Mr Carman said the story was completely untrue . |
| 21 | Springboard 's job centre manager , Colin Foster , said the success was due to its high penetration of the market . |
| 22 | A doctor at Brecon Memorial Hospital said the boy was recovering well from exposure . |
| 23 | Najib said the authorities were prepared to tolerate a multi-party system in Afghanistan provided that the new parties agreed inter alia on a policy of non-alignment and ‘ the strengthening of the traditional historic friendship with the Soviet Union ’ . |
| 24 | He said the grant was about £1,300 . |
| 25 | Peter Smith , manager of the shopping centre , said the shutdown was due to a technical and complex problem which has not yet been resolved . |
| 26 | Marjorie Thomas , 35 , who has been waiting since August 1989 for surgery on an eye condition , said the claims are no consolation . |
| 27 | They said the claims were untrue . |
| 28 | Questioned on whether the party 's credibility to campaign on such issues had not been hurt by its vote with the Government in order to secure seats for Scottish representatives on the European Community 's Committee of the Regions , Mr Salmond said the SNP was ‘ entitled to vote in such a way that secures better representation for the people of Scotland . ’ |
| 29 | Speaking at the second full discussion of the ‘ Delors Two ’ budget among the 12 foreign ministers , Mr Garel-Jones said the increase was unnecessary in view of the extra cash already available . |
| 30 | Employment Secretary Michael Howard said the increase was ‘ clearly disappointing ’ . |