Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adv] said [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plummy Home Counties accents were also said to be difficult for Americans to understand ( though this problem never seemed to arise when the same actors — James Mason , Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons — became Hollywood stars ) . |
| 2 | While the agreement of Aug. 27 deferred formal dissolution until the New Year , both leaders were still said to be optimistic on the Sept. 30 deadline for passage of federal laws to dissolve the federation and divide its powers and property . |
| 3 | Voters were now said to be more worried about ‘ poor public services ’ than they were about high taxes . |
| 4 | Er women were also said to be polite , diffident , verbose and deferential , which |
| 5 | What was even worse , the women were unofficially said to be better at it . |