Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] is said [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | At Burley Camp in Devon a crock of gold is said to be buried , but anyone who tries to dig for it is said to be scared away by thunder and lightning . |
2 | The effect of jurisdictional error of law is said to be to render the affected decision void or a nullity in the sense that the decision is treated as never having had any legal effect . |
3 | In the gut , the main symptom of candidiasis is said to be bloating and wind , because as the yeast ferments its food it produces prodigious quantities of carbon dioxide gas . |
4 | Next I proceed to what may be called conservative Christologies , Christologies in which the maleness of Christ is said to be of the very essence of Christology . |
5 | In fact the major pilgrimage route to Santiago is said to be that by which Priscillian 's body was brought back for burial from Trier . |
6 | One reason why she brought Michael Heseltine in as Secretary of State for Defence is said to be his ability as a public-relations man . |
7 | Any node with children is said to be internal . |
8 | Bishop Lyfing of Crediton is said by Florence of Worcester to have been accused of being associated with Earl Godwin in the murder of the ætheling Alfred in 1036 , and one of his accusers was Archbishop Ælfric of York , who had designs on the bishopric of Worcester , given to Lyfing by Harold Harefoot as a reward for his support . |
9 | Dissatisfaction with facilities offered to the ARC fleet in Barbados is said to be one of the chief reasons why the destination has changed , although a hint of rancour appeared to cloud references to the former destination . |
10 | One hamlet outside Chimoio is said by a nutrition expert to have more maize than it can swallow , or even store . |