Example sentences of "[was/were] say [prep] [be] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was said to be in financial difficulty when he tried to blackmail Hillier in May 1991 . |
| 2 | He was said to be in good spirits , but this was assumed : he feared he would be denounced as a traitor on his return . |
| 3 | Tonight Flight Sgt Pritchard was said to be in good spirits in hospital . |
| 4 | Before the burglary he was said to be in good health . |
| 5 | The 64-year-old male patient , who was suffering from arthritis , has asked not to be identified but was said to be in stable condition last night . |
| 6 | James Cocker , 53 , of Milton Road West , Edinburgh , was said to be in stable condition at Stirling Royal Infirmary last night after being recovered by the Killin mountain rescue team . |
| 7 | Only 10 per cent of the coast was said to be in excellent condition . |