Example sentences of "[noun] be say [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garotting gangs were said to work in threes — a ‘ front stall ’ and a ‘ back-stall ’ who acted is look-outs — and a ‘ nasty ’ man' who moved in from the rear : hug on' had been used by guards in the convict hulks in order to subdue troublesome prisoners , and that this was where the original garotting gangs had learned the art . |
| 2 | Yeah and I I asked the question not too much from the Green Party point of view as from a personal point view as I I would like to know what my Government is saying to do about these things . |
| 3 | Neo-evolutionism provides an historical context for the analysis of traditional and modern societies , in the sense that modern societies are said to evolve from traditional ones through the processes of social differentiation . |
| 4 | Here , the explanatory power of the assertion is reduced by the fact that a relation is said to hold between two very general terms — the peasantry and the state . |
| 5 | The country 's largest energy prospect is the A$11 billion North West Shelf gas venture off the coast of Western Australia and potential is said to exist for further large gas and liquid discoveries in the Cooper Basin which involves the development of 14 new gas fields and 6 new oil fields . |
| 6 | In particular , the combination of the two companies ' technologies is said to result in wide area network architectures that are highly scalable , simple to administer , and cost-efficient . |
| 7 | Similarly , a negative attitude may turn to a ‘ do n't mind ’ one under certain conditions , for example when the items ironed are less intrinsically boring ( baby 's clothes are said to come in this category ) . |
| 8 | First , the energy budget of predators is said to decrease with increasing weight , so that lions require ten times their own weight , whereas shrews require 100 times their own weight . |
| 9 | Virtually every single item on the list of what ‘ we ’ as English , French , Germans or Czechs are said to have in common , can be acquired by immigrants who wish to do so , except physical appearance , where this differs very markedly from the norm of the receiving population . |
| 10 | The 680 pastors that serve the region are said to preach to well-attended churches on Sundays . |
| 11 | The book was a popular success ; its sales at one time were said to compete with those of Marie Corelli [ q.v . ] . |