Example sentences of "[adv] said [prep] [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want Apex as Kevin has already said to be a real section , not where everyone gets pushed because the name of their branch or there 's nowhere else to put them . |
| 2 | Casting this imagery into the past , the tree is also said to be the place where ‘ our tribe and its customs began ’ . |
| 3 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 4 | Glastonbury is also said to be the Isle of Avalon where Arthur sleeps . |
| 5 | Goal displacement in the form of means becoming ends in themselves is often said to be a characteristic dysfunction of bureaucratic forms of organization . |
| 6 | The totem is often said to be an ancestor of the clan . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was even said to be the Nepenthe described by Homer which , when taken with wine , brought absolute forgetfulness . |