Example sentences of "he was say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , one woman who was described by all as extremely jealous of her husband ( he was said to be innocent ) had an angry liver , and she was always quarrelling . |
| 2 | He was said to be one of the highest-placed spies unmasked by Soviet intelligence in recent years . |
| 3 | Later when the prices soared he was said to be furious . |
| 4 | In 1942 he was persuaded to go into hospital , where he was said to be schizophrenic . |
| 5 | He was said to be level-headed and unlikely to be affected by a few fancy words . |
| 6 | Last night he was said to be comfortable . |
| 7 | Mr Morton was rushed to Middlesbrough General Hospital 's burns unit where last night he was said to be comfortable ’ . |
| 8 | He was said to be comfortable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night . |
| 9 | He was said to be comfortable in Leeds General Infirmary with facial injuries and fractures . |
| 10 | Last night he was said to be comfortable in the West Highland Hospital , Oban . |
| 11 | He was said to be super-strong and super-virile , invulnerable to mortal harm , and had occupied the throne for more than two centuries . |