Example sentences of "[noun prp] be said to [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even Fujitsu is said to be more interested in Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT and the new Unix axis it is forging with its affiliates — see opposite . |
| 2 | God may be totally other to humanity , but at the same time ( as in the quotation from sura 50 ) God is said to be closer to a human being than is his or her jugular vein . |
| 3 | Yesterday Mr Moore was said to be away on business until the end of next week . |
| 4 | After the Polish invasion of April 1919 , Belorussia was said to be historically an inalienable part of the Polish Commonwealth . |
| 5 | Trade and Industry Secretary Michael Heseltine was said to be particularly concerned about the adverse impact Dan-Air 's closure would have on services at Gatwick , where it was the largest operator with 24.3pc of the slots . |
| 6 | According to a DCDA telephone survey four places in Stockton are said to be very rarely vacant and 21 on North Tyneside , due to be ready from April , are already subject to a long waiting list . |
| 7 | In the elucidation of disease and its treatment , while the patient was standing by , Coleman was said to be even more successful . |
| 8 | In 1792 wages in Sheffield were said to be so high generally as to allow the leisure-preferring cutlers to live comfortably from working only three days a week . |
| 9 | OIL-company Amerada Hess is said to be about to announce job losses at its Aberdeen HQ within the next few weeks . |
| 10 | The fee for Blackman was said to be over £1,000 , and only £300 less than the existing Leeds record . |
| 11 | However , Nyerere was said to be personally opposed to this kind of personality cult , and eventually the policy was changed . |
| 12 | The youth who slashed John is said to be about 6ft tall , of medium build with short hair and a ‘ Borstal spot ’ tattoo on his right cheek . |