Example sentences of "the [noun pl] were said to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the candidates were said to be in favour of free legislative elections and economic reform . |
| 2 | The imports were said to be stifling local recycling industries . |
| 3 | Toby was referring to one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament whom the sponsors were said to be paying £50,000 in appearance money , much to the disgust of most of the other professionals . |
| 4 | The characters were said to be stiff . |
| 5 | The negotiations were said to be part of ongoing secret negotiations backed by the Presidents of Croatia and Serbia . |
| 6 | Amidst such confusion as this , however , the press was more commonly inclined to shout down the leniency of magistrates , or ‘ this appalling apathy on the part of the police ’ , because if in some quarters the press were accused of bulling up the Hooligan affair , elsewhere the police were said to be playing it down . |
| 7 | After all the Spartans were said to be relatives of the Sabines who had given many wives and some kings to the Romans . |
| 8 | The cows were said to be no more than fair milkers , but their milk was particularly creamy . |
| 9 | Some of the stones were said to be stained with blood . |