Example sentences of "are say to be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since individuals are said to be altogether determined , constraints must be found to explain all their actions and intentions . |
| 2 | In such cases hearers have relatively little responsibility in the choice of contextual assumptions and contextual effects , which are said to be strongly communicated . |
| 3 | Despite their vivid appearance when seen in bright sunlight on open grassland , the zebras are said to be well camouflaged in broken cover at dawn and dusk , when predators are active and the light is dim . |
| 4 | But corporation bosses are said to be privately seething . |
| 5 | Facilities such as schools and health posts have been built in most such villages , but are said to be poorly stocked and staffed . |