Example sentences of "often say [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 The quality of ‘ capture ’ which is often said to be the major aim of the department becomes another ‘ lip service ’ to the outside world , although once again the symbolic content of this truth is multi-vocal .
2 The embodiment of the new Europe is often said to be Mikhail Gorbachev .
3 This , then , is often said to be another difference between the Near Eastern and the Indian traditions .
4 Built in 1814 , it is 72 feet high , and is often said to be the tallest windmill in the country , though that honour properly belongs to a tower mill at Sutton ( q.v. ) in Norfolk .
5 I know that such experiences are often said to be the result of the individuals concerned having read a book or article or seen a film or television programme about the particular place and then having forgotten that they have done so .
6 Beta has a B8-type spectrum , and is about 100 times as luminous as the Sun ; it is often said to be the only naked-eye star which is greenish in colour , though I have never noted this either with or without optical aid , and to me Beta always looks white .
7 The totem is often said to be an ancestor of the clan .
8 He is often said to be fixing a ‘ tariff ’ period ; and there is no harm in using that expression provided that one realises that it is the Home Secretary 's tariff , not the judges ' tariff .
9 Er and similarly the syntax of languages are often said to be oppressive of women , a lot of the way that language is structured and a lot of the words that you get in a language , that 's another thing that 's said .
10 One type suggests that it is simply the frequencies with which the separate features occur ; a ‘ prototype ’ is often said to be formed from the most commonly occurring features ( thus we form mental prototypes of dog , tree , car , and so on ) .
11 Goal displacement in the form of means becoming ends in themselves is often said to be a characteristic dysfunction of bureaucratic forms of organization .
12 Just as a player is often said to be struggling to justify a big fee .
13 A religious war is often said to be very bitter because the two sides are fighting for something that they both feel is very important .
14 The pride of Patrington is the nationally known St Patrick 's church , often said to be the most beautiful parish church in England , and locally known as ‘ the Queen of Holderness ’ .
15 For vendors and users committed to standards , often said to be a weak spot in Sybase 's message , System 10 is supposed to be so standards friendly you 'll fair quiver with joy .
16 For vendors and users committed to standards , often said to be a weak spot in Sybase 's message , System 10 is supposed to be so standards-friendly you 'll fair quiver with joy .
17 This is , indeed , often said to be a presumption to which judges should have regard in interpreting statutes .
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