Example sentences of "said [adv] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Petr Uhl , a dissident in prison facing charges of spreading false information , was said yesterday to be a victim of disinformation . |
| 2 | The net worth of ESII was said yesterday to be about £17 million of which £11 million of capital would be repaid . |
| 3 | For no matter how much it is objected that it can not be stated definitely from these considerations just what the thing is like according to its nature , but only what it is like in respect to one thing or to another , it may still be said what there is in it which makes it appear to be this in respect to one thing and that in respect to another ; and consequently it may be said both to be one thing according to its nature and to be this or that in respect to other things . |
| 4 | He was rushed to Alder Hey Children 's Hospital where he was said today to be ‘ doing fine ’ . |
| 5 | Very occasionally , they can be found on the eyelashes and eyebrows , but they are said never to be found higher than that . |