Example sentences of "[be] said to be [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable . |
| 32 | The event was supposed to be staged a couple of weeks back , but was postponed because Lewis was said to be unwell and still in America . |
| 33 | Mr Rushdie , who went into ‘ deep hiding ’ after his appearance , was said to be depressed and disappointed by the hard-line Iranian renewal of the edict . |
| 34 | He was said to be super-strong and super-virile , invulnerable to mortal harm , and had occupied the throne for more than two centuries . |
| 35 | Eleanor , on the other hand , was said to be beautiful and lively ; she was certainly headstrong and indiscreet . |
| 36 | The atmosphere in the the Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre at Cwmfellinfach , overlooking his Islwyn constituency , was said to be grim and depressed . |
| 37 | Knox modestly demurred , but the meeting was said to be happy and humorous . |
| 38 | She also suffered from epilepsy and diabetes but was said to be happy and cheerful despite her disabilities . |
| 39 | If symptoms of disease occurred during any five day reintroduction then that particular food was said to be suspect and was temporarily omitted from the diet . |
| 40 | He was said to be level-headed and unlikely to be affected by a few fancy words . |
| 41 | However , whether the appointment was said to be express or by necessarily holding the debtor out with ostensible authority such an appointment must in practice be a very rare event . |
| 42 | The princess was said to be furious and Channel 4 came under fierce attack from MPs who said the drawings were highly insulting . |