Example sentences of "[verb] said [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without it doctors said she 'd only live till she was about eleven or twelve . |
| 2 | We 're seeing the end of a long period of Cold War which effectively the West have won because they have kept their defences up , er and I think as Tom King , he was out here last week , has said we need to keep a strong force here to make sure that the Soviets keep their side of the bargain and er start a withdrawal at some stage . |
| 3 | VW has yet to finalise specification and prices for the Polos , but it has said they will cost much the same as the models they replace . |
| 4 | ‘ In fact no one has said they saw it . ’ |
| 5 | Leeds chief executive Alf Davies has said they are very keen to talk terms to Geyer , who was a target for the Headingley club last season . |
| 6 | Erm this year the parish has said they 'll pay for it and any contributions will be gratefully received and I think it was three pound last year . |
| 7 | It should be made clear that if anyone does not understand what someone has said they should always ask , and that this is meeting time well spent . |
| 8 | From what Silver has said they have been constantly upping their offer . |
| 9 | From what Silver has said they have been constantly upping their offer . |
| 10 | Sometimes er when especially the the er older element have been so delighted that we 've offered them an opportunity because everybody else has said they 're too old and after all this they 're getting really excited want to come and then they look so glum in the photographs |
| 11 | They have been bitterly attacked by Beijing , which has said they must be dropped before talks can resume on the political future of the colony . |
| 12 | When we got outside I said to Shanti , ‘ That nice man has said you can be our little girl for ever . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ No one has said you ca n't go … yet . ’ |
| 14 | And they 've taken the free kick quickly and tried to take full advantage of the situation and the referee has said you ca n't do that . |
| 15 | Sven Hjerson has said it . ’ |
| 16 | The company is controlled by a US group that is up for sale and has said it wants to sell AMI . |
| 17 | South Africa has said it expects the UN to reduce its 4,000-strong military presence once the poll is over and a Constituent Assembly has been elected to draft a new constitution . |
| 18 | Of all the economic variables inflation is the one that the Thatcher government has said it is able to control . |
| 19 | Labour has said it will scrap the system . |
| 20 | Syria has reinforced its troops facing the Christian enclave where Gen Aoun is entrenched , but has said it plans no immediate attack . |
| 21 | Bond has missed a fifth deadline for the A$2.5billion joint venture brewing deal with the New Zealand group , Lion Nathan , and the Western Australia State Government Insurance Commission has said it is considering winding-up proceedings . |
| 22 | The alternatives would seem to be handing General Noriega to the US forces to face trial on drug-trafficking charges , which the Vatican has said it will not do , or giving him up to the new Panamanian Government , which has already declared it ‘ has enough on him to put Noriega away for life ’ . |
| 23 | The bureau has said it will consider doing so if its estimates are good enough . |
| 24 | Secondly , Sweden , once against joining the European Community , has said it will apply for membership in June . |
| 25 | She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state . |
| 26 | The US trade representative has said it would be like writing a cheque for $17,000 payable over ten years for every family of four in the world . |
| 27 | On Bemal 's return he was under great pressure to make his own appreciation but he merely said ‘ Danckwerts has said it all . |
| 28 | The Government has said it will accept around 4,000 refugees for six months . |
| 29 | Takare Plc , which owns two homes in Suffolk , has said it can no longer guarantee its ‘ bed for life ’ pledge to residents . |
| 30 | Because of this , it is very important not to talk to other people about anyone you know who has HIV or AIDS — unless that person has said it is alright for other people to know . |