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30 years ago people said: "the large blue butterfly is a common species"

It was said that the large blue butterfly was a common species

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People said: "hunters caused the butterfly to die out"

It was said that hunters had caused the butterfly to die out

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The announcer said: "People thought the butterfly was extinct"

It was thought that the butterfly was extinct

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he said: "I take zinc and I haven't had a cold in a year"

it is said that the took zinc and hadn't had a cold in a year

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In the past, people thought: "Costa Rica is a poor country

It was thought that Costa Rica was a poor country

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Scientists claim: "taking zinc helps if you have a cold"

It is claimed that taking zinc helps if you have a cold

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They said: "none of the previous experiments has been conclusive"

it was said none of the previous experiments had been conclusive

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Experts claimed: "eating the new chocolate will improve your health"

It was claimed that eating the new chocolate would improve your health

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But people know: "eating too much chocolate is actually bad for you"

but it is known that eating too much chocolate is bad for you

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the past people believed: "there will be flying cars in the future"

it was believed that there would be flying cars in the future

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in the 60s people thought: "smoking is cool"

it was thought that smoking was cool

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in 2011 people claimed: "the world is going to end in 2012"

it was claimed that the world would end in 2012

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