Example sentences of "[was/were] describe [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not quite ‘ that elderly British pair ’ as they were described by one TV station , they were older than the other writers and this sometimes had its benefits . |
| 2 | PRINCESS Diana was lured by smooth-talking Courtney after he was described as one of the country 's top pioneers in Aids research . |
| 3 | He was described by one of his students as being ‘ a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely ’ . |
| 4 | The site , on the east side of Bristol was described by one source as ‘ a superb place to host a festival ’ . |
| 5 | Bishop Fan Xueyan was described by one of his fellow bishops as someone who ‘ suffered a lot , spending his life between prison and freedom , more or less always under surveillance ’ . |
| 6 | The small talk before the meeting was described by one Minister as ‘ muted ’ , the atmosphere ‘ austere , a bit desolate ’ . |
| 7 | This is how he was described by one of his courtiers , Walter Map : " Whatever way he goes out he is seized upon by the crowds and pulled hither and thither , pushed whither he would not and yet , surprising to say , he listens to each man with patience , and though assaulted by all with shouts and pullings and rough pushings , does not threaten anyone because of it , nor show any sign of anger ; only , when he is hustled beyond bearing , he silently retreats to some place of quiet . " |
| 8 | The summer of 1985 was described by one prominent football historian as ‘ the lowest ebb in the fortunes of British football ’ ( Walvin , 1986:6 ) . |
| 9 | This great tower loomed over Rome — as indeed it still does although halved by a later earthquake — dominating the Capitol , the Colosseum , the Quirinal and the route from the Lateran to St Peter 's , and was described by one chronicler as touching the clouds . |
| 10 | It was described by one correspondent as a ghost city . |