Example sentences of "[is] say [prep] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enclosure movement gave us much of what is said to be the traditional English landscape . |
| 2 | It is said to be the only tide mill in western Europe that is still operating . |
| 3 | If a fine is not enough , custody is said to be the only adequate penalty . |
| 4 | A Localised Puddle of Indifference I guess Gary Gibson is going to have to do more routes just to keep people 's minds ticking over during winter ) HVS , is said to be the best of the bunch and worth a couple of stars . |
| 5 | Floating is said to be the perfect way of easing tensions and calming the mind . |
| 6 | Cointreu is said to be the seventh most popular liqueur in the world . |
| 7 | Mr no doubt of what is said to be the divine preference for called three . |
| 8 | The Emperor Karl Franz is said to be the greatest statesman in the Old World . |
| 9 | Springfield Mill , east of the town centre , dates from the year of Trafalgar , and is said to be the earliest paper mill powered by steam , having a Boulton and Watt beam engine installed when it was opened for business . |
| 10 | It is said to be the smallest complete X Terminal design available , covering just under 50 square inches of broad space . |
| 11 | C. Itoh is said to be the largest creditor , having lent Asahi Juken around ¥50 billion . |
| 12 | The sundial on a cottage in North End was made in the 1840s and is said to be the largest in England with its twelve ft diameter . |
| 13 | Dating from the seventeenth century , it is said to be the largest antique one-handed clock in existence . |
| 14 | It is said to be the longest-lived of the British dairy and dual-purpose breeds ; it is also hardy and with a low incidence of metabolic disease . |
| 15 | This is said to be the first house built in the village . |
| 16 | In Florida , Miami 's POSLogic Corp is soon to announce its first product , the POSLogic 5000 Point of Sale System , which is said to be the first Unix-based system to incorporate both hardware and software as a fully integrated product , although NCR Corp , which has been slipping Unix processors in under its point-of-sale systems for several years , while making Unix invisible to the retailer , might demur . |
| 17 | The agreement is also seen as a landmark in that it is said to be the first time that Apple has licensed Macintosh technology under such an OEM agreement , terms of which were not disclosed . |
| 18 | It was built around the shrine of Saint Alban , a Roman centurion who is said to be the first person in Britain to be executed for the Christian faith . |
| 19 | Quicklime slaked in urine and laid on the wood while hot , will also stain it a red colour ; and this is said to be the general practice with Windsor chair manufacturers in the neighbourhood of London ’ . |
| 20 | A budget maximizing strategy is inconsistent with the aim of survival which is said to be the rational foundation for such a strategy ( Breton and Wintrobe 1979 ) . |
| 21 | After all as one employer opined , " twelve years is said to be the maximum working life of a woman compositor " . |
| 22 | Evidence of the Host 's appearance is said to be the red crotal ( lichen ) stain found on rocks the morning after a heavy frost , which is blood they have spilled during their aerial spats . |
| 23 | Called Tickford Bridge , it is said to be the oldest iron bridge in Britain still in constant use . |
| 24 | Church of the Holy Sepulchre is said to be the oldest building in Northampton and the largest and best preserved of the medieval round churches in the Country . |
| 25 | New towns continued to be founded right through the medieval period though after the early thirteenth century the changing economic conditions were no longer ideal for their development and the process tailed oft Queenborough , Kent ( 1368 ) is said to be the latest medieval planned town , though Bewdley , Worcestershire ( soon after 1477 ) , is probably the last one . |
| 26 | The 65 ft tower is said to be the best-proportioned tower in Holderness . |
| 27 | Parker is said to be the self-confessed most Left wing man in Britain , an urban warrior with a mission . |
| 28 | The Mosher case is said to be the main reason . |
| 29 | With step-by-step diagrams and photography plus an A to Z listing of garden plants , plant propagation is said to be the cheapest way of getting a well-stocked garden . |
| 30 | On Monday , the Assembly Rooms will open its doors on arts exhibition which is said to be the biggest ever promoted locally . |