Example sentences of "said to be [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , as Mary Ainsworth ( 1969 ) points out in relation to the concept of attachment between mother and child ( monkeys included ) , a mental or physiological condition can be said to be present even when it is not visible in behaviour . |
| 2 | The ridge walks are said to be second only to those of the Cuillin in Skye in terms of drama and scenery . |
| 3 | But surely there are no acts of introspection " that could in any intelligible sense be said to be identifiable independently of their objects , analogous to " acts of extrospection " . |
| 4 | It was said to be effective only if found without actually seeking it , and some people who came upon it used to say a prayer such as : |
| 5 | It is interesting that women are said to be conservative only at times and in places where this trait is not valued . |