Example sentences of "[was/were] say [prep] [be] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November 1940 , for example , ‘ personal economic worries ’ in the light of the coming second war winter were said to be widespread and to have given rise to ‘ discontented and sceptical thoughts ’ . |
| 2 | Others were said to be interested and the uncertainty continued . |
| 3 | The 76-year-old was said to be shocked and upset by the incident . |
| 4 | An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He was said to be super-strong and super-virile , invulnerable to mortal harm , and had occupied the throne for more than two centuries . |
| 8 | Eleanor , on the other hand , was said to be beautiful and lively ; she was certainly headstrong and indiscreet . |
| 9 | The atmosphere in the the Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre at Cwmfellinfach , overlooking his Islwyn constituency , was said to be grim and depressed . |
| 10 | Knox modestly demurred , but the meeting was said to be happy and humorous . |
| 11 | She also suffered from epilepsy and diabetes but was said to be happy and cheerful despite her disabilities . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He was said to be level-headed and unlikely to be affected by a few fancy words . |
| 14 | The princess was said to be furious and Channel 4 came under fierce attack from MPs who said the drawings were highly insulting . |