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

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1 alright , well then building on that I do n't quite understand it , if you 're , you 're saying that those provisions that allow agents to pull for whatever funds are necessary are what , void to what extent to the extent that the funds are or are said to be erm needed to satisfy claims on policies which had you known that which you say you ought to have known , you would not have er authorised the agents to write , type rather long that , but I
2 Animals can not be parties to a lawsuit , or be said to be guilty , they can not be subject to the duties that attach to rights .
3 Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen .
4 In other words those very characteristics that are said to be proscribed by the importance the Japanese attach to group loyalty and deference to authority .
5 Such mobility may carry the stigma of personal failure or a defective personality that are said to be the result of ‘ soiling one 's curriculum vitae' ( Nakane 1973 p.111 ) .
6 So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist .
7 The two that were said like , nine thirty to something which was like one o'clock , and it did n't say lunch like you could n't get any .
8 Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that .
9 At the far end of Semer Water is a ruined building that is said to be the dwelling place of the charitable old couple .
10 How does one go about luring people away from a profession that is said to be non-existent ?
11 When we feel good we look good , so much that is said about health might equally well come under the heading of beauty .
12 That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed .
13 A basic interest in questions about the meaning and purpose of life ( a ) to challenge secularist assumptions and to appreciate that religious truth-claims can not be easily dismissed ; ( b ) to understand what is distinctive about religion , that is , what it essentially concerns , and be able to distinguish between that and features of it which can vary and perhaps be dispensed with altogether ; ( c ) to realize in particular in how many different ways religion can masquerade as something else , and fail to be what it claims to be ; ( d ) to appreciate the highly controversial nature of religion and of almost everything that is said about it by anyone , whether religious or not ; ( e ) to have a firm grasp of criteria by which to evaluate precise examples and manifestations of religion in practice ; ( f ) to appreciate the force of the question-mark with regard to the ultimate divide between religion and non-religion , and to appreciate the reality of the dilemma , and the ways in which religion needs to be questioned for its failures , negative attitudes , hypocrisy and externalism .
14 She always tells me when she 's wet her pants , and understands everything that 's said to her , so why wo n't she cooperate on this ?
15 An exceptionally attractive pub , it 's housed Tardis-like in a cottage that 's said to be Leyburn 's oldest building .
16 You 'll also hear anything that 's said in the room , anytime , whether the phone 's in use or not .
17 Care must be taken not to read more than is said into reports from others , particularly since the Regulations exclude access to the original report but a teacher 's use of it may be on the record .
18 At the risk of oversimplifying , the new style of labour relations were designed to overcome a high turnover of skilled workers , intense industrial conflict and a lack of motivation and commitment that was said to be the cause of Japan 's reputation as a producer of shoddy goods .
19 The other thing that was said about him , particularly towards the end , after the U-turn on economic policy , was that he 'd been captured by his officials , and that he also , in the end , rather relished the company of the permanent secretaries more than he did his Cabinet colleagues .
20 Ella never missed anything that was said in the kitchen .
21 This might have involved a change in the preamble to the Macedonian constitution , which refers to something expansionist-sounding that was said in 1944 ; but that would have been it .
22 That man 's recorded everything that was said in this room .
23 In fact I discovered later that he was sitting just under the window , and could hear everything that was said in the kitchen .
24 However deeply involved she might be in her own conversation she rarely missed anything that was said by those around her .
25 However , the cows are hardy sucklers and economic feeders ; they breed regularly for many years on extensive systems and are said to ‘ age gracefully ’ .
26 These monsters are found only in New Jersey , USA , and are said to be the descendants of the illegitimate offspring of a woman named Mother Leeds .
27 The year-old arrangement for CDC to sell NEC mainframes into the US and Europe has n't worked out , but CDC says it is now working on NEC 's massively parallel systems which are due next year and are said to be based around Hewlett-Packard Co 's PA-RISC , although Ousley says the Japanese firm is ‘ keeping its chip options open . ’
28 ‘ What 's so marvellous , is that these kids who are doing bum jobs , and are said to be idiots , can get themselves organized like this , and set up a fabulous military strategy that goes into battle . ’
29 Reactivity : The alkanes are unreactive compared to other chemicals and are said to be ‘ saturated ’ .
30 The pieces are considered some of Peru 's finest archaeological treasures and are said to be of incalculable value .
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