Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] be [adv] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The stopping and cutting of tape was always said to be very expensive , not only in the cost of the tape but also in the man hours needed to do it . |
| 2 | Er and similarly the syntax of languages are often said to be oppressive of women , a lot of the way that language is structured and a lot of the words that you get in a language , that 's another thing that 's said . |
| 3 | The picturesque town of Delft is often said , by the Dutch , to be ‘ the prettiest place in Holland ’ and it is easy to see why ; with a network of canals criss-crossed by charming bridges , in and around the 17th century town centre with gabled buildings lining narrow streets and passages . |
| 4 | It is understood that , because the victims of the Awiel plane crash were badly mutilated , doctors who had packed the bodies before shipment to France had taken extra precautions , and an explosion from decomposition was therefore said to have been unlikely . |
| 5 | Mrs Lenihan , who suffers from dementia is now said to be comfortable in hospital in Oxford . |
| 6 | Keith Pringle who was shot by a police marksman after a 47-hour siege in Darlington was yesterday said to be in a ‘ stable ’ condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 7 | Managing to be positive when you are in pain is easier said than done , but the way in which you handle it could have a lot to do with your own personality . |
| 8 | It is as we know going to be grandly opening , it has cost more than we anticipated as Bill 's probably said , we found out we had to put the foundations on a raft , because er , |