Example sentences of "was [be] said about " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we were first warned , I did n't really pay much attention to what was being said about it — the same problem had flared up at both Jersey House and the hotel I 'd just left but in neither case had there been prolonged cause for concern . |
| 2 | Diana took the criticism to heart , avidly read what was being said about her and became depressed and despondent . |
| 3 | She realised that what was being said about Michael must be true . |
| 4 | Hewlett-Packard currently looks by far the best placed of the biggest manufacturers to come out as the winner in the 1990s — but then three or four years ago , that was being said about DEC . |
| 5 | We all assumed that because of the , yeah the media pressure , at least talks would start , but I think possibly the management thought that because of this one-sided pressure , you know it seemed at the time that nothing nice was being said about the management , you know you can almost understand them being reluctant to go into a room and offering their side of the argument . |