Example sentences of "she was [vb pp] to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he allowed himself no fewer than four books ( She , Ayesha , She and Allan and Wisdom 's Daughter ) in which to analyse this character , he never seems to have decided exactly what she was meant to represent or how far she was intended to be a symbol of the ‘ world 's desire ’ . |
| 2 | Children being what they are , she was said to be a witch . |
| 3 | Two medical practitioners , neither of whom previously knew the patient , recommended her detention in hospital because she was said to be a paranoid schizophrenic with signs of aggressive , overactive and irrational behaviour . |
| 4 | Yet , while the pregnancy might have been unplanned and she was destined to be a single parent , termination had never once been considered . |
| 5 | She was discovered to be a nurse by day and an escort girl by night . |
| 6 | She was considered to be an expert on the disposal of nuclear waste . |
| 7 | She was reputed to be a relative of Mr Malik . |