Example sentences of "they [be] said [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In some cases where peasant movements have taken place , they are said to be clientelist-based .
2 Until now we have considered practices within a society , and allowed that if these fail to complement each other they are said to be contradictory .
3 Eyes closed , the girls move in perfect synchronisation — even though they are said to be untrained in the intricate pattern of the dance .
4 They are said to be similar to material distributed previously by Mr Round .
5 They are said to be unfair .
6 If ever they lose the ability to scavenge energy , and put it to use in repairing their own fabric , then they are said to be dead ; and they begin immediately to fall apart .
7 Greying a little at the temples , Leonard unconsciously confirms why he is labelled one of Canada 's sexiest men , a handsome and elegant man with dark eyes ( they are said to be green , but that never showed in the light of Montreal , nor in its wintry sunshine ) .
8 They are said to be exothermic compounds .
9 They are said to be yellow or mottled brown in colour , often with seaweed-like manes .
10 The Nairacs , now in their eighties , declined to comment , but they 're said to be hopeful that one day they WILL be able to give their son a proper burial .
11 They 're said to be concerned , though , about the effect all the publicity is having on the boy .
12 Recent reports have suggested some local authorities are putting pressure on the government to settle early and avoid huge payouts ; they 're said to be concerned that if the case is drawn out , more haemophiliacs will die , and in the event of the ruling going against the government , relatives will be eligible for compensation .
13 When such ‘ dispositive ’ or ‘ objective ’ regimes were accepted as being in the general public interest they were said to be binding erga omnes .
14 Compared to glassfibre boats they were said to be heavy , slow , unmanoeuvrable and , because they bent rather than broke , dangerous .
15 They were said to be fearless swordsmen and able to shoot a man between the eyes at a hundred paces .
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