Example sentences of "that be say [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen . |
| 2 | In other words those very characteristics that are said to be proscribed by the importance the Japanese attach to group loyalty and deference to authority . |
| 3 | Such mobility may carry the stigma of personal failure or a defective personality that are said to be the result of ‘ soiling one 's curriculum vitae' ( Nakane 1973 p.111 ) . |
| 4 | So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist . |
| 5 | The two that were said like , nine thirty to something which was like one o'clock , and it did n't say lunch like you could n't get any . |
| 6 | Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that . |
| 7 | At the far end of Semer Water is a ruined building that is said to be the dwelling place of the charitable old couple . |
| 8 | How does one go about luring people away from a profession that is said to be non-existent ? |
| 9 | When we feel good we look good , so much that is said about health might equally well come under the heading of beauty . |
| 10 | That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed . |
| 11 | A basic interest in questions about the meaning and purpose of life ( a ) to challenge secularist assumptions and to appreciate that religious truth-claims can not be easily dismissed ; ( b ) to understand what is distinctive about religion , that is , what it essentially concerns , and be able to distinguish between that and features of it which can vary and perhaps be dispensed with altogether ; ( c ) to realize in particular in how many different ways religion can masquerade as something else , and fail to be what it claims to be ; ( d ) to appreciate the highly controversial nature of religion and of almost everything that is said about it by anyone , whether religious or not ; ( e ) to have a firm grasp of criteria by which to evaluate precise examples and manifestations of religion in practice ; ( f ) to appreciate the force of the question-mark with regard to the ultimate divide between religion and non-religion , and to appreciate the reality of the dilemma , and the ways in which religion needs to be questioned for its failures , negative attitudes , hypocrisy and externalism . |
| 12 | She always tells me when she 's wet her pants , and understands everything that 's said to her , so why wo n't she cooperate on this ? |
| 13 | An exceptionally attractive pub , it 's housed Tardis-like in a cottage that 's said to be Leyburn 's oldest building . |
| 14 | You 'll also hear anything that 's said in the room , anytime , whether the phone 's in use or not . |
| 15 | At the risk of oversimplifying , the new style of labour relations were designed to overcome a high turnover of skilled workers , intense industrial conflict and a lack of motivation and commitment that was said to be the cause of Japan 's reputation as a producer of shoddy goods . |
| 16 | The other thing that was said about him , particularly towards the end , after the U-turn on economic policy , was that he 'd been captured by his officials , and that he also , in the end , rather relished the company of the permanent secretaries more than he did his Cabinet colleagues . |
| 17 | Ella never missed anything that was said in the kitchen . |
| 18 | This might have involved a change in the preamble to the Macedonian constitution , which refers to something expansionist-sounding that was said in 1944 ; but that would have been it . |
| 19 | That man 's recorded everything that was said in this room . |
| 20 | In fact I discovered later that he was sitting just under the window , and could hear everything that was said in the kitchen . |
| 21 | However deeply involved she might be in her own conversation she rarely missed anything that was said by those around her . |