Example sentences of "was say [prep] [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Venice the corruption was said to be principally related to an understanding between local sections of the PSI and the DC , and to have involved the payment of bribes by businessmen for the award of public contracts in motorway construction and waterworks projects . |
| 2 | At one stage the Hinkley Point site was said to be officially designated as ‘ remote ’ , because the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small — about 1,500 . |
| 3 | The ruling was said to be partly based on a case brought in a British court by a Maze prisoner who had alleged maltreatment by prison officers . |
| 4 | At press time , it was said to be still finalising international agreements . |
| 5 | She was now to be seen in a small cubby-hole next to Mr Malik 's office , typing furiously , or on the phone to an organization called the Islamic World Unity Fund , which was said to be about to offer Mr Malik and Mr Shah a large sum in US dollars . |