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 . |