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

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1 She was said to be callous , selfish , irresponsible .
2 Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls .
3 Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls .
4 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 .
5 The protection of wildlife was said to be germane to both China 's economic and ethical development .
6 The plane was said to be intact , though the cockpit was smashed .
7 The 76-year-old was said to be shocked and upset by the incident .
8 On admission , the child 's condition was said to be good , and she had fully recovered by the autumn .
9 Last night the teenager was said to be serious but stable after surgery at London 's King 's College Hospital .
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 She was said to be stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night , but no longer on a ventilator .
12 They were taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where their condition was said to be stable .
13 Mr Deacon , whose condition was said to be stable , had been transferred to Middlesbrough from Bishop Auckland General .
14 Craig Lambrecht , a 16-year-old schoolboy , was badly wounded but his condition in hospital was said to be stable .
15 An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable .
16 Brent McCafferty , 26 , was said to be poorly in hospital last night after being stabbed in the arm in an incident outside his home in Colchester Terrace , Sunderland .
17 His condition last night was said to be poorly .
18 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 :
19 The president of the European Commission , Mr Jacques Delors , was said to be delighted that Bonn would throw its weight behind a more rapid move to the controversial , supra-national stages of economic and monetary union .
20 She was said to be upset because she was too old to use the centre where the party was held in Whitley Bay .
21 The government was said to be anxious that the Iraqi-Kurdish refugee crisis should not provide an opportunity for either Syria or Iran to extend its influence in the region .
22 Although the time spent teaching was said to be similar on most wards , the trained staff on a good ward devoted more time to supervision , practical demonstrations and participation in ward reporting sessions .
23 When Ps. lanisticola was first described by Dr Warren Burgess in 1976 , the hobby was in general not impressed , as the new species was said to be similar in appearance to livingstonii with the main difference being in the dentition .
24 The event was supposed to be staged a couple of weeks back , but was postponed because Lewis was said to be unwell and still in America .
25 Mr Rushdie , who went into ‘ deep hiding ’ after his appearance , was said to be depressed and disappointed by the hard-line Iranian renewal of the edict .
26 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 .
27 In some cases registration was said to be complete when no one had been entered on lists at all .
28 The outlook was said to be hopeless , and they started the journey back to Wales .
29 The patient was said to be unable to speak after this operation but by the sixteenth day he was able to use words like " mother " , " father " and " nurse " .
30 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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