Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] be say to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Hepburn is said to be ‘ in good spirits ’ . |
| 2 | At this stage , Neil Miller was saying to all Harvard dealers : " Some of you lot think you 're better than what you are , just because you 're earning big money here . |
| 3 | OIL-company Amerada Hess is said to be about to announce job losses at its Aberdeen HQ within the next few weeks . |
| 4 | Jean Alesi is said to be trying to disentangle himself from his 1993 Ferrari contract in order to make himself available to Williams . |
| 5 | ‘ Or take Baldwin , ’ Norman Ward Westerman was saying to Lord Boddy . |
| 6 | Anthony Gould was said to be one of the most unpopular men in the prison because of a crusade against drug abuse . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , Novell chairman Ray Noorda is said to be circulating a letter among industry executives asking them to be expert witnesses in the FTC case against Microsoft . |
| 8 | It was just that people saying things like that reminded me of one of my all-time favourite cartoons where Dr Watson is saying to Sherlock Holmes : ‘ But if you saw the conditions these Moriartys had to live in , you would n't be so quick to judge . ’ |
| 9 | Liverpool boss Graeme Souness was said to be willing to use the 25-year-old Londoner as bait for Queens Park Rangers ' , coveted striker Les Ferdinand . |
| 10 | As of late February Monrovia was said to be calm , with emergency food and other supplies flowing in , and some shops reopening , although relief agencies emphasised that people were still dying from starvation . |
| 11 | ‘ James is such a sensitive little boy , ’ the Rev. Martins was saying to Glenda Grower , ‘ and so easily discouraged . |
| 12 | After being talked down by a flying instructor last week , Mr Alan Anderson was said to be under sedation . |
| 13 | Tonight Flight Sgt Pritchard was said to be in good spirits in hospital . |
| 14 | Mr Watkins is said to be keener on education than energy — indeed the NES includes plans to improve science education . |
| 15 | As Sister Cecilia was to say to her , one could live without reading , writing , or arithmetic , sewing , singing or geography ; and yes — there would be a twinkle in her eye — with some , even without the good God ; but one could n't live without food and without those who knew how to make it appetising to the tongue . |
| 16 | Because I 'm specially pleased with you I 'll let you buy me something to eat from your winnings and you can tell me what Constable Aplin was saying to you just before I came along . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Hussey was said to be defending himself aggressively . |
| 18 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is said to be planning an extensive arena tour this summer , starting in Europe . |
| 19 | Mr Rafsanjani was said to be supported by the so-called moderate right . |
| 20 | Yesterday Mr Moore was said to be away on business until the end of next week . |
| 21 | Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls . |
| 22 | Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls . |
| 23 | Mr Gandhi is said to be horrified by the stiff budget in prospect . |
| 24 | EC Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan is said to be considering an appeal against today 's ruling . |
| 25 | Mr Culley is said to be having a hard time coming to terms with what has happened . |
| 26 | Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons . |
| 27 | By Echo reporter CORONATION Street actress Lynne Perrie was said to be ‘ poorly ’ today in the hospital where she was taken after collapsing during filming earlier this week . |
| 28 | CORONATION Street star Lynne Perrie was said to be improving in the hospital where she is undergoing tests following her collapse two days ago . |
| 29 | ‘ No , we do n't do evening meals , ’ Mrs Harper was saying to an obvious middle-aged civil servant as they entered . |
| 30 | Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan . |