Example sentences of "which is said [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is even a condition known as ‘ intensive care psychosis ’ which is said to affect about twenty per cent of those who have been patients in hospital intensive care units . |
| 2 | " The Traveller 's Guide to Scotland and its Islands " no author given — in the fifth edition published in 1811 , has a brief entry about Ila which is said to labour under the " disadvantage of a great scarcity of wood " and " a considerable quantity of flax is raised here , which is spun by the women ; . |
| 3 | " The Traveller 's Guide to Scotland and its Islands " no author given — in the fifth edition published in 1811 , has a brief entry about Ila which is said to labour under the " disadvantage of a great scarcity of wood " and " a considerable quantity of flax is raised here , which is spun by the women ; . |
| 4 | Without a justification being given , these ‘ wants ’ constitute the son of psychological state which is said to characterize prejudice . |
| 5 | In his memoirs he answers the charge : ‘ Some Tories , like me , are criticised for this supposed failing ( of being patrician ) which is said to lead to moral softness , in contrast with the toughness of those who have had to fight their way in life . |
| 6 | Studies by Le Page and Tabouret-Keller have provided a further critique on the continuum hypothesis , again denying the scalability of phonological and grammatical variables which is said to lead speakers on a unidirectional , one-step-at-a-time path from the basilect to the acrolect . |
| 7 | This is a typical psychological reaction , i.e. one which is said to cause ‘ a reversible alteration in mood , behaviour , attitude , or thought processes of which the subject is or may become aware and which may be favourable or unfavourable ’ . |
| 8 | The British troops were very friendly with the Madeirans and many courted the local girls , which is said to explain why so many fair-haired and blue-eyed men and women of obvious Anglo-Saxon ancestry are to be seen in Madeira . |
| 9 | The " continuum " which is said to link the high and low varieties results from the fact that individuals in the community have differential access to these varieties depending on their social status and social relationships at home and at work . |
| 10 | Constructive knowledge , which is said to exist were the accused ought to have realised that certain circumstances prevail and has failed to make the enquires a reasonable person would have made , is not applicable since ‘ knowingly ’ connotes either intention or a subjective awareness of the relevant facts . |
| 11 | It requires , in all but the most self-evident cases , the recognition that the content which is given to concepts such as proportionality will be dependent upon the identification of the particular political theory which is said to warrant the conclusion which is being drawn . |
| 12 | While philosophy and history may be used as part of a tactic for establishing the disciplinary validity of English against the soft option charge , the essence of English is none the less taken to inhere in its " nobler , more eternal and universal element " , that very artistic quality which is said to transcend both the historical process and all systems of ideas : |
| 13 | Alibert fresh pasta from Olga Catering is also in special packaging , which is said to give it a guaranteed shelf-life of 60 days . |
| 14 | AMERICAN ring doughnuts from The Delicious Donut Co are made from a flour which is said to give them a light , fluffy , and non-greasy consistency . |
| 15 | Slurry is metered to the tine by a positive displacement pump , which is said to give accurate application rates , and hydraulically-driven axles are offered as an option . |
| 16 | Official figures greatly exaggerate the drop in industrial production ( which is said to have fallen by almost a third last year ) . |
| 17 | Some are hazardous : for example , nitrates and radon , which is said to have been regarded as an invigorating tonic in some Italian mineral water . |
| 18 | There is a cross in the churchyard which is said to have been brought from Kilham at the time of the plague which decimated that village . |
| 19 | OSF which is said to have already started coding for the GAIA specification , has slated the middle of next year to deliver the first snapshots of the specification . |
| 20 | The need for guidance on restraint has been fed by the intense media attention on lack of control in homes , which is said to have allowed young people to abscond — such as the case of Sally Ann Catell , who was killed last month in Birmingham while driving a stolen car . |
| 21 | In a similar vein , there are references to a " new spirit " which is said to have raised " the standard of literature and taste " in the eighteenth century , and to the need to attend to " particular aspects " of the writer 's achievement . |
| 22 | Ryco is a company administration agent which is said to have managed Anser General Investments S.A. , a Panamanian company , on behalf of Mr. Ferriday . |
| 23 | Near the Lindenhof there is St Peter 's church , which is said to have the largest clock face in Europe ( nearly 29ft in diameter ) . |
| 24 | At Hardington in Somerset there are only a few traces of the village , which is said to have gone by 1584 , but until recently there were very fine earthworks of a seventeenth-century garden landscape , with terraces , tree mounds , and park banks . |
| 25 | And all models in the Manitowoc B Series ice machine range feature built-in self-cleaning systems and run on SUVA HP81 , a refrigerant which is said to have up to 90 per cent less Ozone Depletion Potential ( ODP ) than other refrigerants . |
| 26 | More people die of respiratory infections than any other cause in Mexico City , which is said to have the dirtiest air in the world . |
| 27 | In the case of Archer-Shee , which is said to have established that such income is income of the beneficiary , it appears to have been conceded by the Revenue that it was not to be so treated as regards liability for Income Tax . |
| 28 | The four appeared at Inner London Crown Court charged with the scam , which is said to have taken place between January 1989 and December 1991 . |
| 29 | One other feature which is said to distinguish Japanese society from the West concerns their greater propensity towards collective effort for the good of the nation . |
| 30 | Secret chambers abound within , one of which is said to contain the skeleton of the Monster of Glamis . |