Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] reported to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was reported to be deeply depressed and feeling dejected . |
| 2 | When topless photographs of her were published recently in a small-circulation New York magazine under the headline ‘ Backstage Peep Show ’ , she was reported to be claiming damages of $25m for ‘ irreparable damage to her reputation , career and personal image ’ . |
| 3 | She was reported to be ‘ not too chuffed ’ . |
| 4 | Clearly the existence of this sub-committee indicates many other , unminuted , meetings had taken place , and even the architect and contractor already appear to have been briefed , for they were reported to be at work , although the references in the minutes to their activities are unhelpful in pin-pointing what stage they were at . |
| 5 | By the end of the month , it was reported to be ‘ selling well ’ ( Irish Times , 30 May 1985 ) . |
| 6 | Sensational media and police reports in 1989 seemed to suggest an increased use of ‘ crack ’ among young people in parts of south London , Liverpool , and Birmingham — with attendant fears that this particularly dangerous substance might become widespread , as it was reported to be in parts of the United States . |
| 7 | He was reported to be paid £2,000 per day for his efforts — as much as some objecting organizations were likely to spend in total . |
| 8 | He was reported to be still there . |
| 9 | Now he was reported to be at the Mamounia in order to work on a book entitled The Mighty and the Meek . |
| 10 | Early in 1568 he left Cambridge for London , where he was reported to be a preacher and schoolmaster , attending the Italian Protestant church , and married to Anne , with one son , Isaac , and two daughters ( one perhaps called Judith ) . |
| 11 | A second received burns over 60pc of his body and was taken by helicopter to hospital , where he was reported to be seriously ill . |
| 12 | He said that the £8 million he was reported to be investing in City was ‘ purely conjecture ’ . |
| 13 | A close associate of hers was reported to be under investigation for espionage . |