Example sentences of "said it [vb past] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While S & N has announced itself ‘ perfectly happy ’ with the way things have gone since the switch and said it had been successful , some observers are convinced that operating costs have increased substantially and cite political rather than cost or environmental reasons behind the decision . |
| 2 | He said it had been vital to keep Operation Beehive secret from the Soviets and the Yugoslavs , so many people within V Corps had not known about it . |
| 3 | They said it had been captive but had escaped . ’ |
| 4 | A week before the wedding the sickness stopped and my mother said it had been psychological , she said that ‘ deep down inside ’ — I 'm quoting her-I longed for marriage and once I knew I was really going to get married I stopped worrying . ’ |
| 5 | It said it had been unable to establish with sufficient certainty which of the inconsistent statements made by Mr Clark was not true . |
| 6 | Little over FFr 250,000 sold , and some dealers said it had been difficult to get collectors to concentrate on highly priced items , let along sign cheques , in the crowded conditions of the George V basement . |
| 7 | Stockton vet Jackie Paterson , who clambered into the drain and injected the foal with sedatives , said it had been petrified when she had gone down . |