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

  Next page
No Sentence
1 " There 's a lot to be said for being free , " she panted .
2 It is characteristic of fixed capital that it has an assumed lifespan — without taking into account the problem of technological obsolescence — and therefore its replacement may be said to be time-proportional .
3 Almost as hard to credit , the figure for the number of nuclear explosions set off by the French in the Pacific since 1975 was said to be 52 .
4 But such generalizations as these , while perhaps being applicable to a few individuals of each country , can reasonably be said to be prejudiced statements based on inadequate sampling .
5 Consider , for example , two of the conditions which are said to be necessary for Monitor use : time and focus on form .
6 Held , dismissing the appeal , that the power to make an order under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 was not confined to documents which could be said to be necessary to reconstitute the state of the company 's knowledge , even if that might be one of the purposes most clearly justifying the making of an order , but extended to all documents which the administrator reasonably required to see to carry out his functions ; that the applicant had to satisfy the court that after balancing all the relevant factors , there was a proper case for making the order ; that since the information sought was necessary to enable the administrators to carry out the administration and production of the documents did not impose an unnecessary and unreasonable burden on the accountants , the registrar 's order despite its width , was proper in the exceptional circumstances ( post , pp. 855E–H , 860C–D , 862D–E , G–H , 863D , 864E ) .
7 At one moment six Emperors were said to be alive , each as impotent as the others .
8 Inside the embassy , conditions were said to be worse that ever , with intense pressure on sanitary facilities .
9 The first might be said to be context- and task-independent : we can understand what a sequence of symbols is meant to represent , without understanding the context within which those symbols might be put to use .
10 Neither of these books , however , could be said to be intent on revenge .
11 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 .
12 Skill in letter-writing is by no means evenly distributed among the population and letter-writers can not be said to be representative of the general population .
13 Only Richard Elliott , Headmaster of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at Margate , and the Reverend William Stainer , chairman of the London Schools Board Classes for the Deaf , could be said to be representative of the dominant system of education then prevailing in British schools .
14 The Ardakkeans were said to be superhumanly strong and invulnerable to most life-threats .
15 His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack .
16 Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan .
17 Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan .
18 She was said to be stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night , but no longer on a ventilator .
19 They were taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where their condition was said to be stable .
20 He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger .
21 Mr Deacon , whose condition was said to be stable , had been transferred to Middlesbrough from Bishop Auckland General .
22 He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable .
23 His condition was later said to be stable in hospital .
24 Craig Lambrecht , a 16-year-old schoolboy , was badly wounded but his condition in hospital was said to be stable .
25 The two most seriously hurt , Bronwen Vickers , 33 , who had a leg amputated , and Stephen Clague , 21 , who suffered arm , elbow and hip injuries , were said to be stable .
26 An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable .
27 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 .
28 There are said to be two reasons for referring the valuation of a company 's shares to its auditors .
29 There may be said to be two limbs to s740(5) .
30 Instead it turns out to be very much concerned with rhetoric , which can hardly be said to be new for this age or even essentially syntactic .
  Next page