Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] be said to " in BNC.
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| 31 | In fact the major pilgrimage route to Santiago is said to be that by which Priscillian 's body was brought back for burial from Trier . |
| 32 | Summaries of the report given to staff were said to be met ‘ with a stunned silence ’ . |
| 33 | The fee for Blackman was said to be over £1,000 , and only £300 less than the existing Leeds record . |
| 34 | Although their numbers appear to have held steady over the past 15 years , the prospects for survival are said to be slim . |
| 35 | A fragment of plastic circuit board found at Lockerbie was said to be identical with the circuit boards used in timing devices seized with a quantity of explosives from two Libyans at Dakar airport in February 1988 . |
| 36 | This is an easy way of getting light into a garage , and the glazing material used by Cardale is said to be 100 times stronger than glass . |
| 37 | The fees charged by lawyers were said to be too high for ordinary people to afford . |