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"I like ice cream" she said.
She said she liked ice cream.
He announced that he was running for president.
"Buy some milk, Andy," said Clare. (remind)
Clare reminded Andy to buy some milk.
"I will do the laundry," she said.
(promise)
She promised she would do the laundry.
The witness suggested/insisted/gave her name and address to the court before the cross-examination began.
gave
"If we leave now, we'll catch the train." I told him.
I told him that if we left then we'd catch the train.
"I love your purse," she told me.
She told me she loved my purse.
(explain)
He explained that it didn't work like that.
"I want chocolate ice cream," said Tom.
(decide)
Tom decided he wanted chocolate ice cream.
I thought Jim would say something about his new job. But he didn't mention/state/declare it.
mention
"I love this town." Ken said.
Ken said that he loved the town.
"She should apply again," they suggested.
They suggested that she apply again.
"I'm sorry I couldn't come on Saturday," said David.
(apologise for)
David apologised for not being able to come on Saturday.
"Me? No, I didn't take Sue's calculator." said Bob.
(deny)
Bob denied taking Sue's calculator./Bob denied having taken Sue's calculator.
It has been objected/hoped/predicted that by the year 2050 some capital cities will be almost uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution.
predicted
"If I had a spanner, I could fix it" he said.
He said that if he had had a spanner he could have fixed it
The weather forecaster said, "It will rain tomorrow".
The weather forecaster said that it would rain the following day.
"We should do it like Lucy said," he said.
(agree)
He agreed that they should do it like Lucy had said.
An army spokesman stressed that all troops patrolling the streets had been denied/ordered/announced to issue clear warnings before firing any shots.
ordered
'He was here yesterday.' she said
She told me he had been there the previous day.
"I should love to come tommorow" announced Alice.
Alice announced she would love to come the following day.
"I wanted to come here yesterday, but they closed the roads," she said.
(complain)
She complained that she had wanted to go there the previous day, but they had closed the roads.
"Maybe that's not what he meant," she said.
(imply)
She implied that that might not have been what he had meant.