Example sentences of "he be said to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A most curious-looking young man with a mobile white face and small red-rimmed eyes ; he is said to be very clever as well as deeply religious . |
| 2 | In addition to his political and military achievements , Barbarossa acquired a legendary fame ; like the British King Arthur , he is said to be sleeping , awaiting the time of greatest need for his return as a national saviour . |
| 3 | Gordon Brown , who has been squeezed out of the leadership race by Smith ( although he is said to be consoled by the fact that he is ten years younger and can wait a generation ) will have an important contribution to make . |
| 4 | He is said to be hyperactive by the nursery staff and seems to show some bizarre behaviour . |
| 5 | Subjective comments about John : ‘ He is said to be hyperactive and seems to show bizarre behaviour ’ ( lines 8 and 9 ) . |
| 6 | He is said to be devastated at having to dispose of the famous art works and family silver and furniture . |
| 7 | In the meanwhile , he is said to be hurt and shocked by the hostility of the reaction to the strategy proposals . |
| 8 | He is said to be particularly strong on heritage . |
| 9 | The quiet life obviously palled : he is said to be making a comeback . |
| 10 | And James Herbert , another of Hodder 's biggest selling authors , is rumoured to be going the same way : he is said to be on the point of signing a two-book deal with HarperCollins worth £1.7m . |
| 11 | ‘ He suffered a stroke , but I believe he is said to be recovering . ’ |
| 12 | He is said to be blaming ‘ Unionists ’ intransigence ’ for creating an atmosphere of hopelessness in City Hall . |
| 13 | He is said to be aged between 29-30 , around 6ft tall and of slim build with a thin face , dark eyebrows , narrow eyes and long narrow nose . |
| 14 | He is said to be in a critical condition . |
| 15 | He 's said to be in a stable condition at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford . |
| 16 | He 's said to be in his 50s , stocky wearing a beige jacket . |
| 17 | He 's said to be acutely depressed , and is also thought to have a stomach ulcer . |
| 18 | He 's said to be in a stable and comfortable condition . |
| 19 | He 's said to be recovering well from an eyelid operation and reconstructive surgery on his nose . |
| 20 | He 's said to be recovering well from an eyelid operation and reconstructive surgery on his nose . |
| 21 | Later when the prices soared he was said to be furious . |
| 22 | In 1942 he was persuaded to go into hospital , where he was said to be schizophrenic . |
| 23 | He was said to be fuming because she had n't told him where she was staying during her family skiing holiday in Klosters . |
| 24 | The policeman gave chase but one of the suspects turned and shot him twice in the back w He was rushed to Homerton Hospital where he was said to be in a serious condition early today . |
| 25 | Last night , he was said to be ‘ embarrassed and ashamed . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He was said to be in good spirits , but this was assumed : he feared he would be denounced as a traitor on his return . |
| 28 | He was said to be level-headed and unlikely to be affected by a few fancy words . |
| 29 | He was said to be super-strong and super-virile , invulnerable to mortal harm , and had occupied the throne for more than two centuries . |
| 30 | The European he was said to be the most fond of as Princess Maria Gabriella de Savoia , but her father , the former King Umberto of Italy , would have insisted on a Catholic wedding . |