Example sentences of "his [noun sg] be said to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | His condition is said to be giving cause for concern . |
| 2 | His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack . |
| 3 | He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . |
| 4 | He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable . |
| 5 | He was admitted to hospital and his condition was said to be ‘ critical ’ . |
| 6 | A man who is so abnormal as to weep at the death of his wife is said to be behaving illogically . |
| 7 | It might be bending the law , but could the director and his wife be said to be ‘ the person making the car available to them ’ ? |
| 8 | He had insisted , so the story went , that he knew — and his knowledge was said to be based on information handed down from Choco ancestors long dead but unforgotten — what no one else in Panama knew ( or apparently wanted to ) , and no one in the world of historical scholarship knew either . |
| 9 | His power was said to be so great that each one of the dhāmis , when possessed by him , could split an iron cooking tripod with a single blow of his naked hand . |