Example sentences of "[pron] are say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both of these words which are said to be inadequate fail to satisfy one or other of the criteria outlined for a wording to establish a trust . |
| 2 | Consider , for example , two of the conditions which are said to be necessary for Monitor use : time and focus on form . |
| 3 | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has been asked to look at the allegations and to arrange for certain persons who are said to be able to shed new light on the case to be interviewed . |
| 4 | In some cases where peasant movements have taken place , they are said to be clientelist-based . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Eyes closed , the girls move in perfect synchronisation — even though they are said to be untrained in the intricate pattern of the dance . |
| 7 | They are said to be similar to material distributed previously by Mr Round . |
| 8 | They are said to be unfair . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | They are said to be exothermic compounds . |
| 12 | They are said to be yellow or mottled brown in colour , often with seaweed-like manes . |