Example sentences of "said the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February the Americans said the prevention of wars like the Yugoslav one in the post-communist world was in America 's interest . |
| 2 | Kenneth Langford said the noise of the prisoners shouting to each other at night was ‘ not too bad ’ at the moment , but that the proposed new blocks would bring the prisoners too close to the rear of his property . |
| 3 | ‘ She has carpet everywhere because she said the noise of the servants ’ shoes on the polished floors made her head ache . ’ |
| 4 | It was him with the beard cos they always said the Duke of Windsor took after him because he was |
| 5 | Car output in January 1993 was 109,124 , compared with 95,245 in January 1992 , said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ( SMMT ) . |
| 6 | The total was 109,373 compared with 101,107 for the same period last year , said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders . |
| 7 | Mr Tom Crosby , chief ambulance officer for London , said the level of care would drop but insisted that the army crews had some medical training and were not basic infantry men . |
| 8 | Mr Freeman said the level of spending was for local determination . |
| 9 | Mr James Barnet , house surgeon at Whipsnade zoo , said the level of stress being towed would inflict made the idea utterly impracticable . |
| 10 | But to keep overindebtedness as low as possible — and in October 1990 Sir Gordon Borrie said the level of default had risen , and was significant and disturbing — the government ruled that every advertisement of a mortgage lender carried the warning : |
| 11 | A spokesman said the level of liquor in an evaporator was ‘ higher than it should have been ’ . |
| 12 | Tamworth , yeah , he works in Tamworth and she has to fetch him cos he does n't drive , sometimes she fetches him a rather that him get the bus home and so she was going along the main she said the name of the road , but I ca n't , th , the number of the road but I ca n't remember she says she saw rats just trotting down the side of the road , you know ! |
| 13 | That 's where the radio said the rest of the riot squad landed . |
| 14 | Opening the visits centre he said the rest of the prison system has something to learn from Grendon |
| 15 | But he said the rest of Perry 's bars were within the required . |
| 16 | He said the rest of it 's on schedule . |
| 17 | Ooh no no no I said the success of the revolution which swept away |
| 18 | SOTEAG chairman , Professor George Dunnet , said the success of Sullom Voe could provide lessons for other areas seeking to protect sensitive environments . |
| 19 | David Goldman , managing director of Newcastle-based computer group Sage said the success of his company was the result of the efforts of its management team , not the Tories . |
| 20 | said the performance of the Courtaulds staff was outstanding and , had the emergency been real , there would have been no consequences for the general public or the environment . |
| 21 | He said the wearing of poppies laudable and worthy in the outside world was considered provocative by republican prisoners who perceived them to be a loyalist symbol . |
| 22 | Mr Lamont said the election of a Labour government would ‘ stop recovery in its tracks and risk turning recovery back into recession ’ . |
| 23 | Mr Average had up to 30 ties but wore only four regularly , said the Guild of Tie Makers . |
| 24 | Most men have maternal teaching to thank for showing them how to tie knots , said the Guild of British Tie Makers . |
| 25 | Professor Dodge said the advent of full-scale female employment in Ulster during World War II had led to a decline in breast-feeding in the generations since . |
| 26 | And he said the fare of 10p which will be charged will still be good value . |
| 27 | RSPB regional officer Tony Prater said the formation of Birdlife International , which has evolved from the Cambridge-based International Council for Bird Preservation , would have enormous significance for global nature conservation . |
| 28 | Mr Potter said the cost of developing the Series 3 totalled £5.2m , which was written off as incurred , and Psion is ‘ poised to reap the benefits of this investment ’ . |
| 29 | Welsh Water said the cost of damage to their pumping stations would run to £750,000 . |
| 30 | He said the cost of building on the site would be met by Two Castles Housing Association . |