Example sentences of "he be [adv] said to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he is also said to be intensely loyal to the woman who stood by him during his 27 years of imprisonment . |
| 2 | He is even said to be at liberty to play golf . |
| 3 | He is often said to be fixing a ‘ tariff ’ period ; and there is no harm in using that expression provided that one realises that it is the Home Secretary 's tariff , not the judges ' tariff . |
| 4 | He is commonly said to be mad , and may indeed be so , but his unreasoning rage is backed up by a keen and artistic mind . |
| 5 | The Portsmouth Court case was halted while he was taken to hospital where he was later said to be ‘ comfortable . ’ |
| 6 | He was also said to be unpopular with some members of the profession , although he was elected president of the London Veterinary Medical Society . |
| 7 | He was also said to be personally responsible for the omission of the Jamaican , Jeffrey Dujon , from the World Cup squad . |
| 8 | Mr Saggers , of Alpha Street West , Seedley , Greater Manchester , was taken by ambulance to Salford 's Hope Hospital , where he was yesterday said to be ‘ comfortable ’ . |