Example sentences of "he was say have be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was said to have been a strong swimmer . |
| 2 | When he returned at 8.45 p.m. , he was said to have been ‘ accompanied by a member of the Board , Detective Wells , five constables , four men and two medical men ’ . |
| 3 | He was said to have been charged with misusing state funds and with abuse of power . |
| 4 | He was said to have been ‘ less than firm in his dealings with Baghdad ’ and to have generally failed to provide the leadership the Kurds ' plight required , prompting the decision to send US , British and French troops to protect them instead , despite concern , particularly in the US , not to keep troops in the region longer than necessary . |
| 5 | He was said to have been depressed after sitting his first exam … and apparently left a suicide note in his room . |
| 6 | Dave , the afternoon DJ , was talking over the intro of a record that he was saying had been a big hit in Europe . |