Example sentences of "was say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | A trial was thought unlikely , as Tsedenbal , who lived in Moscow , was said to be senile . |
| 62 | In the aftermath of the war the government was said to be concerned over Turkey 's increasingly prominent international role . |
| 63 | A fragment of plastic circuit board found at Lockerbie was said to be identical with the circuit boards used in timing devices seized with a quantity of explosives from two Libyans at Dakar airport in February 1988 . |
| 64 | Buthelezi was said to be angry that the ANC had alleged connivance between the security forces and Inkatha in killing ANC supporters . |
| 65 | What was identified as ‘ … general community work … organising groups to bring pressure to bear … becoming a focus in the neighbourhood for campaigns , ’ was said to be inappropriate for a legal service . |
| 66 | Oakley was said to be sceptical that the peace could hold . |
| 67 | As of late February Monrovia was said to be calm , with emergency food and other supplies flowing in , and some shops reopening , although relief agencies emphasised that people were still dying from starvation . |
| 68 | The boy was said to be calm after his 15-minute ordeal . |