Example sentences of "[was/were] say to [be] too " in BNC.
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| 1 | A TEACHER who was sacked because some of his lessons were said to be too sexually explicit has won £12,000 compensation for unfair dismissal . |
| 2 | The fees charged by lawyers were said to be too high for ordinary people to afford . |
| 3 | However , there was one big kolkhoz consisting of 150 households only 20 versts from Roslavl' that was said to be too well satisfied with itself , and so did not welcome visits from the town . |
| 4 | The Atkinson definition of ‘ a reasonable size ’ was said to be too vague , and based upon existing levels of practice , rather than any desirable ideal . |
| 5 | Much of the time was spent bashing Everett : it was said to be too small , and with no adjacent military airfield . |
| 6 | Mrs Fribbens , who was said to be too frail to give evidence in the original court case , died last weekend , from an unrelated cause . |
| 7 | Ms Gibson was taken to Hammersmith police station and was said to be too distraught to be interviewed , a CID spokesman said . |