Example sentences of "[pron] are said to [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Witnesses said armed soldiers kept up an overnight siege at Kinshasa 's People 's Palace conference centre because the notes used to pay them are said to be cursed and are almost impossible to spend . |
| 2 | Kung fu artists aim their attacks at the body 's vital spots , which are said to be located along an imaginary line running down the middle of the body . |
| 3 | That is easier said than done for cash-strapped City , who are said to be losing £10,000 a week . |
| 4 | Local authorities have no powers except those conferred upon them by statute , and when they take action which is not sanctioned by the law they are said to be acting ultra vires ( beyond the powers ) . |
| 5 | Since households can not sell their notional supply of labour services , i.e. , they are said to be rationed in the labour market . |