Example sentences of "be [adj] said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deaf , dumb , insane and dead were all said to be restored at his tomb . |
| 2 | Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists were both said to be planning campaigns to monitor progress towards democratic elections . |
| 3 | Last night they were both said to be ‘ stable ’ in York District Hospital . |
| 4 | The youths were both said to be aged 16 to 18 , 5ft 7in to 5ft 8in tall , and one had the name Pete tattooed on his knuckles . |
| 5 | There is little said about what is called the messianic role of TM in the book , apart from a token two pages . |
| 6 | The BBC insisted : ‘ It was all said in jest . ’ |