Example sentences of "were say [prep] [be] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the dead were said to be members of anti-guerrilla vigilante self-defence organisations . |
| 2 | All were said to be members of the Jihad group behind the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981 . |
| 3 | The music halls , professional football , the ‘ penny dreadful ’ comics and the ‘ penny bloods ’ which were said to be inducements to crime and immorality , the rowdy presence of working-class people at seaside resorts on Bank Holiday excursions , the evening promenade of young people that was ridiculed by their elders as the ‘ monkey parade ’ , the depravity and violence associated with the pub — they all came under attack at different times . |
| 4 | After all the Spartans were said to be relatives of the Sabines who had given many wives and some kings to the Romans . |
| 5 | Ling and Davies ' ( 1984 ) questionnaire survey of a sample of 132 off-site units found that 16 per cent operated under the auspices of social service departments or voluntary agencies , 56 per cent were said to be part of the special education sector and 27 per cent had some other administrative background . |
| 6 | The negotiations were said to be part of ongoing secret negotiations backed by the Presidents of Croatia and Serbia . |