Example sentences of "of the [noun] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As of late November the Nasir group still claimed to control Malakal , whereas the government account stated that the town had been attacked abortively by a group led by a local religious leader , and Garang 's wing of the SPLA was said to be claiming that the town had been captured by " southern nationalists " within the army , aided by the southern rebel faction calling itself Anyanya II . |
| 2 | The order of the B-tree is said to be one more than the maximum number of keys per index block . |
| 3 | Remains of the chancel are said to be of the 12th century , and the tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and has three bells . |
| 4 | It was FOUNTAINDALE near Mansfield that was the sight of the colourful first meeting of Robin Hood and Friar Tuck and in the village of BLIDWORTH , the church yard of St Mary of the Purification is said to be the resting place of Will Scarlet . |
| 5 | The picture quality of the system is said to be better than VHS and if it catches on then in future all CD machines may be build with decoders already inside , making the CD the most versatile medium for home entertainment . |
| 6 | Therefore the volume of the cube is said to be 1 cm3 . |
| 7 | If you can find someone with a key to let you in , the interior of the chapel is said to be interestingly decorated , but the one time I was in Harambels I could find cows but no people . |
| 8 | Why , even the Chancellor of the Exchequer is said to be worried at that . |
| 9 | He was acquitted , under count 6 , of obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception in the same terms as that laid under count 1 , save that the victim of the deception was said to be Mr. Hughes , and of two further counts of obtaining property by deception . |
| 10 | But working near the top of the BBC is said to be a nightmare , with Checkland a lame-duck , Birt not speaking out and Hussey acting like an executive . |
| 11 | Some of the stones were said to be stained with blood . |
| 12 | This double vision of the woman-goddess is said to be the mainspring of Shakespeare 's tragedies . |
| 13 | By contrast 85 per cent of the pupils were said by their teachers to have no experience of Example 14 , although it produced one of the highest success rates among the lowest third . |
| 14 | The more junior executives , if the cause of the disease is said to be a lack of involvement by the senior bosses . |
| 15 | It is hoped the slabs will block the conduit from which the main force of the lava is said to be bearing down ‘ like a train ’ , causing it to break up and cool . |
| 16 | The colours used on the façade of the palace are said to be the same as those originally used . |
| 17 | Only 10 per cent of the coast was said to be in excellent condition . |