Example sentences of "[was/were] say [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were said to be a happy and adoring family . |
| 2 | They were said to be a happy and adoring family . |
| 3 | Maastricht was said to be a Dutch cheese or the European Court . |
| 4 | A 1986 U.S. study found an increased risk to expectant mothers , but this was said to be a small sample , which was followed by two further studies . |
| 5 | His sister , Moira Coles , 34 , of Mapperley , Nottingham , admitted her part in the conspiracy but was said to be a small cog in the operation . |
| 6 | Two medical practitioners , neither of whom previously knew the patient , recommended her detention in hospital because she was said to be a paranoid schizophrenic with signs of aggressive , overactive and irrational behaviour . |
| 7 | He was tall , good-looking and fast-talking , and was said to be a first-class shit . |
| 8 | Ironically , Lorentz 's disagreement with then-Prime Minister Edith Cresson over having NEC as a shareholder was said to be a prime reason for his departure . |
| 9 | The most important factor was said to be a high use of deputising services associated with higher rates of visiting and less use of giving advice by telephone . |
| 10 | It was said to be a soup-to-nuts A-to-Z kind of thing and the software vendors rejected it out of hand as offering them nothing . |