Example sentences of "[was/were] reported [conj] [v-ing] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of the Islamic Nahdah movement ( Mouvement de la renaissance ) , led by Rachid Ghanouchi , were reported as saying that they had not put up candidates because of the government 's continued refusal officially to recognise the party . |
| 2 | European observers were reported as saying that they had witnessed no serious problems during voting but did not comment on the claim of fraud after the close of stations . |
| 3 | President Menem , who was not obliged by the Constitution to call an election , was reported as saying that one was not necessary since his brother was Duhalde 's " natural successor as established by the law " . |
| 4 | In August 1953 Sir John Nott-Bower took over as the new Commissioner at Scotland Yard and was reported as saying that he would ‘ rip the covers off all London 's filth spots ’ . |
| 5 | Just a fortnight ago , on 14 November , Councillor Mike Hastie , who is the Tory leader on Aberdeen district council , was reported as saying that he could not believe that the Government would now push through the measures . |
| 6 | On Aug. 19 he made a dramatic call for resistance , standing on one of the tanks stationed outside the Supreme Soviet building ( 10 tanks went over to Yeltsin on the night of Aug. 19 — see below ; the commander of tanks stationed outside the Russian Supreme Soviet building was reported as saying that he would not order an attack on Yeltsin . ) |
| 7 | Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Somare was reported as saying that he was " confident the agreement would bring lasting peace to Bougainville " . |
| 8 | One of the narcotics experts was reported as saying that there was evidence that provincial Army commanders were involved in trafficking heroin and that some senior military figures in Rangoon also had an interest in the drugs business . |