Example sentences of "was said [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was said through gritted teeth . |
| 2 | However , the reformulation appeals to theoretical notions which the authors discuss in the first chapter of the book , and it is unlikely that what was said about mutual cognitive environments in the first chapter is accessible for use for the interpretation of a passage about style in the final chapter . |
| 3 | Nothing was said about institutional reform . |
| 4 | It was said with studied politeness . |
| 5 | A prayer was said for Iraqi soldiers , that they might die with the name of Jesus on their lips and be saved from eternal damnation . |
| 6 | It was said to small children and maybe a young man would say it to his lass but always implied affection of something young and tender . |
| 7 | Later , in England , it occurred to her that it might have been said ironically , but by then she had forgotten the context and intonation of it , could only remember that it was said under hot sun outside the Maison Carrée in Nîmes , where the air was fluent and the stones shone . |
| 8 | Simon denies that anything was said in private or that they were criticised by the coaches or management . |