Example sentences of "were said [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After his victory at Auberoche , prisoners were taken whose ransoms were said to be worth over £50,000 , and in 1346 , according to Froissart , Lancaster 's army returned from a raid into Poitou so laden with riches that they had difficulty in transporting all their gains . |
| 2 | Talks were said to be at an advanced stage and ‘ going well ’ . |
| 3 | Some of them were said to be at least a hundred years old . |
| 4 | Both were said to be of no fixed abode , although they originate from the Old Swan district of Liverpool . |
| 5 | Both defendants were said to be of no fixed abode , although they originate from the Old Swan district of Liverpool . |
| 6 | They were said to be behind the acts of violence against the opposition parties , against the minorities , and against peaceful demonstrators . |
| 7 | Results announced on Oct. 6 showed that 35 seats had been taken by outspoken critics of the government , described by the Washington Post as " drawn from a diverse group of Islamists , secular liberals and traditional politicians " , 15 of whom were said to be from districts which traditionally had supported the ruling family . |
| 8 | A number of safeguards were said to be in force , the first being that all applications had to be made in writing . |
| 9 | All three were said to be in a critical condition last night . |
| 10 | Those purged were said to be in the pay of the CIA , and described as ‘ counter-revolutionary ’ . |
| 11 | The two , both suffering from leg injuries , were said to be in a ‘ serious ’ condition . |
| 12 | All the candidates were said to be in favour of free legislative elections and economic reform . |
| 13 | By March 31 Gamsakhurdia forces were said to be in retreat although railways and roads were still blocked . |
| 14 | On July 29 a Croatian report cited figures from the Bosnian health centre that to date 8,018 had been killed in the fighting and 100,000 were said to be in " concentration camps " , reports of which remained unconfirmed . |
| 15 | There was no confirmation of the claim , although there was no contact with the CBS and ABC TV correspondents , who were said to be among them . |
| 16 | Such groups were said to be like the foreigners in the adjacent forces , for it was constantly repeated that many wanted to join us but failed because of some inadequacy . |