Example sentences of "then said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question is then said to be undecidable. ( 182 ) |
| 2 | The drum is then said to be ‘ muffled ’ . |
| 3 | The system is then said to be in a viscoelastic state . |
| 4 | " Biased language " is language which favours one group of the population at the expense of another ; the group not favoured is then said to be marginalised or derogated . |
| 5 | Any shares which the bidder 's shareholders agree to purchase are then said to be " clawed back " from underwriters . |
| 6 | ‘ The circumstances of our times ’ , he had then said in his Report to the Committee of the House of Commons on the Poor Laws , ‘ render a change in our internal policy respecting the poor and the working classes absolutely necessary ; and the first question to be decided by every man of all ranks is : shall the alteration be made under the guidance of moderation and wisdom , foreseeing and gradually preparing each step , one regularly after another , thereby preventing a single premature advance — or , shall the change be effected by ignorance and prejudice , under the baneful influence of [ anger and violence ] … . |
| 7 | I shall consider later what was then said by Mr. Hurd about discretionary life sentences . |