Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] be said to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point , the DC is in state CREATED and the user who created it is said to be the ‘ associated user ’ . |
| 2 | Later when the prices soared he was said to be furious . |
| 3 | ‘ He suffered a stroke , but I believe he is said to be recovering . ’ |
| 4 | Witnesses said armed soldiers kept up an overnight siege at Kinshasa 's People 's Palace conference centre because the notes used to pay them are said to be cursed and are almost impossible to spend . |
| 5 | The shortage of Pentiums is so bad that those that have them are said to be ‘ tea-bagging ’ them — moving their precious chips from system to system to prove to customers that their box works , then quickly back into the safe . |