Example sentences of "[noun prp] was said to [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kuwait was said to be deporting 50-100 Bedoun through Safwan to Iraq every week . |
| 2 | Mr Hussey was said to be defending himself aggressively . |
| 3 | The Arab press had also referred to a deal by which Iran was said to be funding the purchase by Sudan of Chinese weaponry worth US$300 million over two years . |
| 4 | CORONATION Street star Lynne Perrie was said to be improving in the hospital where she is undergoing tests following her collapse two days ago . |
| 5 | As of late November the Nasir group still claimed to control Malakal , whereas the government account stated that the town had been attacked abortively by a group led by a local religious leader , and Garang 's wing of the SPLA was said to be claiming that the town had been captured by " southern nationalists " within the army , aided by the southern rebel faction calling itself Anyanya II . |