Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the agreement of Aug. 27 deferred formal dissolution until the New Year , both leaders were still said to be optimistic on the Sept. 30 deadline for passage of federal laws to dissolve the federation and divide its powers and property . |
| 2 | Er women were also said to be polite , diffident , verbose and deferential , which |
| 3 | The plummy Home Counties accents were also said to be difficult for Americans to understand ( though this problem never seemed to arise when the same actors — James Mason , Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons — became Hollywood stars ) . |
| 4 | His condition was later said to be stable in hospital . |
| 5 | UNITA admitted that abuses had occurred , but blamed N'Zau Puna , who was also said to be responsible for the disappearances . |
| 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 . |