Example sentences of "said [prep] be [adj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the power to make an order under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 was not confined to documents which could be said to be necessary to reconstitute the state of the company 's knowledge , even if that might be one of the purposes most clearly justifying the making of an order , but extended to all documents which the administrator reasonably required to see to carry out his functions ; that the applicant had to satisfy the court that after balancing all the relevant factors , there was a proper case for making the order ; that since the information sought was necessary to enable the administrators to carry out the administration and production of the documents did not impose an unnecessary and unreasonable burden on the accountants , the registrar 's order despite its width , was proper in the exceptional circumstances ( post , pp. 855E–H , 860C–D , 862D–E , G–H , 863D , 864E ) . |
| 2 | It 's said to be unlucky to change a boat 's name . ’ |
| 3 | Up to a dozen Tory MPs , alarmed at the threat of the loss of concessionary fares and line closures in the wake of privatisation , were said to be ready to defy the Government . |
| 4 | NEC and Sony are said to be ready to formalise an alliance following their initial agreement in May to share application software catalogues . |
| 5 | Liverpool boss Graeme Souness was said to be willing to use the 25-year-old Londoner as bait for Queens Park Rangers ' , coveted striker Les Ferdinand . |