Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However Di was said to be furious about the tapes , which a book says are of her voice . |
| 2 | The Ardakkeans were said to be superhumanly strong and invulnerable to most life-threats . |
| 3 | Liverpool boss Graeme Souness was said to be willing to use the 25-year-old Londoner as bait for Queens Park Rangers ' , coveted striker Les Ferdinand . |
| 4 | As of late February Monrovia was said to be calm , with emergency food and other supplies flowing in , and some shops reopening , although relief agencies emphasised that people were still dying from starvation . |
| 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 | Oakley was said to be sceptical that the peace could hold . |
| 7 | Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls . |
| 8 | Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls . |
| 9 | A fragment of plastic circuit board found at Lockerbie was said to be identical with the circuit boards used in timing devices seized with a quantity of explosives from two Libyans at Dakar airport in February 1988 . |
| 10 | Buthelezi was said to be angry that the ANC had alleged connivance between the security forces and Inkatha in killing ANC supporters . |
| 11 | Last night Pringle was said to be comfortable in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |