Example sentences of "[pron] was said [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She was said to be upset because she was too old to use the centre where the party was held in Whitley Bay .
2 She was said to be stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night , but no longer on a ventilator .
3 She was said to be callous , selfish , irresponsible .
4 His knowledge of Paris was confined to the underworld , but he did know that the bandit , Chicot , had a mistress who was said to be British .
5 There were other alleged cases when guards were playing scrabble instead of going on patrol and one was said to be unfit for work through drink .
6 In the village of Portlethen , some 15 miles outside Aberdeen , the main line station was closed many years ago as it was said to be uneconomic .
7 It was said to be effective only if found without actually seeking it , and some people who came upon it used to say a prayer such as :
8 In 1717 he began buying land in Kent and the city of London , which eventually placed the family among the largest landowners in the county ; it was said to be possible to walk for a day in north-west Kent without leaving Page property .
9 Bror Blixen , Karen Blixen 's husband , had syphilis and it was said to be common among the Masai .
10 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 .
11 Later when the prices soared he was said to be furious .
12 In 1942 he was persuaded to go into hospital , where he was said to be schizophrenic .
13 He was said to be level-headed and unlikely to be affected by a few fancy words .
14 Last night he was said to be comfortable .
15 Mr Morton was rushed to Middlesbrough General Hospital 's burns unit where last night he was said to be comfortable ’ .
16 He was said to be comfortable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night .
17 He was said to be comfortable in Leeds General Infirmary with facial injuries and fractures .
18 Last night he was said to be comfortable in the West Highland Hospital , Oban .
19 He was said to be super-strong and super-virile , invulnerable to mortal harm , and had occupied the throne for more than two centuries .
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