Question

mrs brown's death came as no surprise ,as she was said _ill for a long time​

Answer 1

to have been

Past Passive Noun Clause: she was said to have been ill = people said that she had been ill

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Answer 2

Answer:

to have been

Explanation:

mrs brown's death came as no surprise ,as she was said to have been ill for a long time.

have been are present continuous tense used to indicate that an action that started in indefinite past has come to in present.

FINAL ANSWER- to have been

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