Example sentences of "[was/were] said in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bishops were ordered to ensure that prayers were said in every church for the success of the king 's expeditions to France , and news of the great victory of Crécy was proclaimed throughout the realm . |
| 2 | Western countries led by France were said in some reports to be fearful of the destabilization of Morocco should a UN-organized vote go against King Hassan II 's claim to Western Sahara . |
| 3 | Many framework knitters were said in 1778 to work from 5 a.m to 10 p.m. in summer , but this was considered a departure from the more usual start at 6 a.m and finishing at dusk in the winter . |
| 4 | However , it should be noted that Scrutton LJ 's words were said in a case involving a contract between commercial parties and it now seems that the insistence that public policy is primarily concerned with holding people to their agreements is now out of favour . |
| 5 | This book ( 103pp ) contains the edited texts of the main talks , and a digest of what was said in the discussion groups . |
| 6 | The reader who has followed what was said in the second chapter will already have appreciated the nature of the trust , one of the most characteristic institutions of English Law , and its enormous importance as a part of our law of property . |
| 7 | What was said in the phone calls to ivy-clad stately homes across the land is unknown . |
| 8 | The hope that at least the disappearance of the Party might be one thing to emerge from a lost war was said in one report to be more widespread in rural areas than appeared to be so on the surface . |
| 9 | ‘ It was said in respect of her that there are people who seek flowers in the tree of life where others would never think to look — under dark leaves and on dry branches . |
| 10 | This word was said in such a way , and accompanied by a look , that told the woman behind the counter that she did n't know her business , because they 'd never had a pennorth of tiger nuts . |
| 11 | As was said in an earlier case , an employee in this position : |
| 12 | Remember what was said in Chapter 1 , section 1.7 , on this point . |
| 13 | It was said in his defence that he had been through a tough war as an Infantry NCO and the award of the Military Medal was proof of his bravery . |
| 14 | If it was said in the hope of catching you out you will at least have demonstrated a calm approach and an ability not to panic . |
| 15 | Assemblies of protest , it was said in the House of Lords debate ( Lord Beloff ) , should receive less support than in the past . |
| 16 | Which is exactly what was said in 1987 . |
| 17 | Ella never missed anything that was said in the kitchen . |
| 18 | Allison Battye 's behaviour was as unrepresentative as that of the sales engineer earning £10,000 a year who ran up debts of £141,590 and was said in St Albans Crown Court in March 1990 to have eighty-nine credit accounts ; or as that of the thirty-seven-year-old doctor from Gwent , made bankrupt in 1988 with total debts of more than £1½ million and still owing £780,000 , who used his credit card to buy £6,000 worth of furniture for his girlfriend . |
| 19 | Commenting on the many questions asked he pointed out that a literal understanding of what was said in the O.T . |
| 20 | ‘ It was said in court that the dogs looked different and the breeder again stated that she had not bred them . |
| 21 | Simon denies that anything was said in private or that they were criticised by the coaches or management . |
| 22 | He did n't mean it — it was said in passion , Vincent assured his brother , knowing how profoundly the news would disturb him . |
| 23 | ‘ tending to show that an offence had been committed , or ’ This point can be proved by what was said in the report . |
| 24 | It was said in Washington , at the level that Erlich had worked , that Vito could tackle anything , other than Mafia . |
| 25 | Sorry to burden you with another Europroblem , but with the growth in cross-border activity , we are getting more and more bright-eyed young journalists that know a foreign language and report back from continental press conferences the English equivalent of exactly what was said in the local language — except that it does n't actually mean anything in English : an august journal — no names to spare any blushes — reports that the boss of IBM Deutschland GmbH said with regard to the company 's figures ‘ we made a decision to place a burden on our financial balance in order to ensure a healthier future ’ … |
| 26 | Although it was said in a jocular fashion it was too much for Maura . |
| 27 | All this was said in the context of that annual spring ritual , renewal of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) status under American law . |
| 28 | This might have involved a change in the preamble to the Macedonian constitution , which refers to something expansionist-sounding that was said in 1944 ; but that would have been it . |
| 29 | At the beginning of the 37th general congregation Archbishop Felici announced an alteration in the rules governing secrecy : from now on it was permissible to reveal what was said in debates in the Council , though discussion in commissions was still to be kept from journalists . |
| 30 | It was said in the Daily Mail that |