Example sentences of "[n mass] [modal v] [be] [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The level of income at which SB is received is widely accepted as a crude and basic measure of the ‘ poverty line ’ , that point below which people may be said to be ‘ in poverty ’ . |
| 2 | While people may be held to be responsible for an action they may not always be asked to account for it . |
| 3 | ‘ I am calling on my officers to give extra attention to temples and mosques in the area and people must be urged to be vigilant to protect their property , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The receipts from council house sales should be unfrozen to be invested in housing . |
| 5 | Power is being exercised for an improper purpose ( to regulate unfurnished property ) and power is being used unreasonably ( £6,000 might be argued to be excessive ) . |
| 6 | I mean I know an awful lot of people outside Harlow who who come here but Harlow people could be said to be apathetic or not being marketed rightly . |
| 7 | Older people will be seen to be contributors to the prosperity of others , rather than a drain on national resources , as they are now often , wrongly , depicted . |
| 8 | Since differences of less than 1% can be shown to be statistically significant when working with large sample numbers , Woodley chose to comment on differences and trends that appear to meaningful rather than merely statistically significant . |