Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [was/were] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of safeguards were said to be in force , the first being that all applications had to be made in writing . |
| 2 | At least 1,600 people were reported on May 11 to have been arrested in northern Uganda following a military crackdown in areas north of Gulu in which scores of dissidents were said to have been killed . |
| 3 | ‘ A lot of prayers were said for me but for six weeks absolutely nothing happened . |
| 4 | Opposition estimates of casualties were said to be much higher . |
| 5 | A lot of things were said when we broke up and perhaps we regret saying them . |
| 6 | Baku , meanwhile , remained without special security measures or curfew restrictions , and gangs of looters were said to be attacking abandoned Armenian homes largely unchallenged by the sole detachment of 1,000 Interior Ministry troops who had arrived from Moscow on Jan. 14 . |
| 7 | In a survey of London 's trades in 1747 , the wages of milliners were said to be " poor and mean " : " Though a young woman can work neatly in all manner of Needle Work , yet she can not earn more than Five or Six Shillings [ 25-30p ] a week , out of which she is to find herself in board and lodging . " |
| 8 | Mr Ra won his wager by building a 40-foot-high pyramid in Salt Lake City , making sacramental wine in it , and selling the stuff to religious groups — wine made in pyramids was said by the ancient Egyptians to have supernatural powers . |
| 9 | The establishment of the Harpur Trust in 1764 , with its provision of marriage portions for girls , and apprenticeships for boys was said to have brought many paupers to the town . |
| 10 | The fees charged by lawyers were said to be too high for ordinary people to afford . |