Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On admission , the child 's condition was said to be good , and she had fully recovered by the autumn . |
| 2 | They were taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where their condition was said to be stable . |
| 3 | Mr Deacon , whose condition was said to be stable , had been transferred to Middlesbrough from Bishop Auckland General . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | The outlook was said to be hopeless , and they started the journey back to Wales . |
| 6 | The princess was said to be furious and Channel 4 came under fierce attack from MPs who said the drawings were highly insulting . |
| 7 | ‘ In particular , ’ the FT wrote , ‘ Smith 's management was said to be uncommunicative regarding the DIY business , although an analysts ’ visit next week is intended to set out future strategy . ’ |
| 8 | The boy was said to be calm after his 15-minute ordeal . |
| 9 | Last night PC Hall was said to be comfortable in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 10 | For example , the Variscan orogenic cycles started in the Paleozoic era were said to be responsible for the mountain chains of North America , Europe and Africa . |
| 11 | In some cases registration was said to be complete when no one had been entered on lists at all . |
| 12 | Knox modestly demurred , but the meeting was said to be happy and humorous . |
| 13 | Investigations — fundoscopy , serum potassium , and chest radiography — varied substantially , up to one quarter of physicians rounded the blood pressure reading up to 10 mm Hg , and although risk factor intervention was said to be important , cholesterol measurement was done by as few as 27% of clinicians . |
| 14 | Our evidence was said to be flawed because : WE could be accused of setting up Marshall for an offence she would not have otherwise committed . |
| 15 | His condition last night was said to be poorly . |
| 16 | However , whether the appointment was said to be express or by necessarily holding the debtor out with ostensible authority such an appointment must in practice be a very rare event . |
| 17 | Last night the teenager was said to be serious but stable after surgery at London 's King 's College Hospital . |
| 18 | The flames were put out in good time and the donkey was said to be fit for the final , against Preston North End . |
| 19 | The government was said to be anxious that the Iraqi-Kurdish refugee crisis should not provide an opportunity for either Syria or Iran to extend its influence in the region . |
| 20 | In the aftermath of the war the government was said to be concerned over Turkey 's increasingly prominent international role . |
| 21 | The plane was said to be intact , though the cockpit was smashed . |
| 22 | The protection of wildlife was said to be germane to both China 's economic and ethical development . |
| 23 | Craig Lambrecht , a 16-year-old schoolboy , was badly wounded but his condition in hospital was said to be stable . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The patient was said to be unable to speak after this operation but by the sixteenth day he was able to use words like " mother " , " father " and " nurse " . |
| 26 | The 76-year-old was said to be shocked and upset by the incident . |
| 27 | Although the time spent teaching was said to be similar on most wards , the trained staff on a good ward devoted more time to supervision , practical demonstrations and participation in ward reporting sessions . |
| 28 | Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire . |