Example sentences of "was [adv] said [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Saggers , of Alpha Street West , Seedley , Greater Manchester , was taken by ambulance to Salford 's Hope Hospital , where he was yesterday said to be ‘ comfortable ’ . |
| 2 | Keith Pringle who was shot by a police marksman after a 47-hour siege in Darlington was yesterday said to be in a ‘ stable ’ condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 3 | Mrs Kemp , 52 , suffered several fractures and is still being treated in Doncaster where she was yesterday said to be ‘ fine . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The stopping and cutting of tape was always said to be very expensive , not only in the cost of the tape but also in the man hours needed to do it . |
| 5 | The Portsmouth Court case was halted while he was taken to hospital where he was later said to be ‘ comfortable . ’ |
| 6 | His condition was later said to be stable in hospital . |
| 7 | Allied-Lyons was also said to be on the Goldsmith hit list . |
| 8 | Israel was also said to be determined that the agenda for a meeting with Palestinians be restricted to agreeing details of the conduct of elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip . |
| 9 | He was also said to be unpopular with some members of the profession , although he was elected president of the London Veterinary Medical Society . |
| 10 | He was also said to be personally responsible for the omission of the Jamaican , Jeffrey Dujon , from the World Cup squad . |
| 11 | Another Royal Bank policy , to prevent reporting accountants from then undertaking the receivership and so prevent potential conflicts of interest , was also said to be too restrictive . |
| 12 | UNITA admitted that abuses had occurred , but blamed N'Zau Puna , who was also said to be responsible for the disappearances . |
| 13 | Azeri pressure was also said to be behind Turkey 's decision not to go ahead with scheduled daily deliveries of 30-35 Mw of electricity , due to begin on Dec. 1 . |
| 14 | Azeri pressure was also said to be behind Turkey 's decision not to go ahead with deliveries of electricity amounting to 30-35 Mw per day , which had been due to start on Dec. 1 . |
| 15 | Pringle , 24 , of Thirlmere Road , Darlington , was also said to be in a satisfactory condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 16 | This is , of course , titillating information for its readers , but we need to remember that this woman was now said to be happily married ; her child would now be aged 10 and could be quite aware of a trial which was getting widespread coverage in the popular newspapers . |
| 17 | THE 24-year-old Donegal man who underwent a kidney transplant after being whisked off to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin minutes before he was due to go on stage at the City of Derry Drama Festival was today said to be ‘ doing very well . ’ |
| 18 | THE Queen Mother was today said to be ‘ comfortable ’ and sleeping after a ‘ minor ’ operation to have an obstruction removed from her throat . |
| 19 | Leading loyalist , Gerry Drumgoole — wounded in an INLA murder bid in the Shankill area yesterday afternoon — was today said to be ‘ stable ’ in hospital . |
| 20 | It was even said to be the Nepenthe described by Homer which , when taken with wine , brought absolute forgetfulness . |
| 21 | One MP was even said to be in tears . |