Example sentences of "that [be] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen . |
| 2 | Reactions to the riots have concentrated on a number of key variables that are said to characterize the localities in which the riots have occurred . |
| 3 | A solution of Jeyes fluid diluted to the manufacturers ' instructions can be sprinkled on the floor when needed , or you could try Stable Boy — crystals from a volcanic rock called zeolite that are said to absorb damp and help horses who normally cough when they come out of their boxes or start work . |
| 4 | In other words those very characteristics that are said to be proscribed by the importance the Japanese attach to group loyalty and deference to authority . |
| 5 | Such mobility may carry the stigma of personal failure or a defective personality that are said to be the result of ‘ soiling one 's curriculum vitae' ( Nakane 1973 p.111 ) . |
| 6 | So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist . |
| 7 | Other companies prefer , you know , they 've got to be able to cope , but you , you , you know , you read various things that are said , and some companies are taking it much , much more seriously , and they 're realising the problems right the way down , right through the whole company that stress is causing , and trying to save money . |
| 8 | In , in many ways there 's , well there 's as well is that repeat a lot of the things that are said |
| 9 | No we said that 's how we were going to define us , erm define it , I distinctly remember that being said it would be defined |
| 10 | One by one , the arguments that were said to justify it are being abandoned . |
| 11 | ‘ Some of the things that were said last Sunday were the most severe I 've heard in my life . |
| 12 | Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that . |
| 13 | The two that were said like , nine thirty to something which was like one o'clock , and it did n't say lunch like you could n't get any . |
| 14 | The waves around these rocks churn up a salty froth that is said to resemble cotton-wool , though to me it seemed more like the foaming spit of an angry sea-serpent . |
| 15 | It has four wheel drive as standard and a new turbocharged engine that is said to meet all current EC emission standards . |
| 16 | Proceedings in the Chamber are fully recorded so that everything that is said or done is available for the broadcasters to use in their programmes . |
| 17 | When we feel good we look good , so much that is said about health might equally well come under the heading of beauty . |
| 18 | In a field on the north side of the A758 Ayr/Mauchline road , about a mile west of Failford , there is the site of a tumulus that is said to have been the burial place of King Coilus . |
| 19 | You will not be unconscious at all , but will be able to hear and understand every word that is said . |
| 20 | But suppose we think that everything that is said purports to be a statement of fact , and suppose we think that for someone to be justified in saying what he says he must say it on the basis of something he has observed . |
| 21 | At the far end of Semer Water is a ruined building that is said to be the dwelling place of the charitable old couple . |
| 22 | That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed . |
| 23 | It is this " completeness " that is said to individuate a particular , although not in any " absolute " sense . |
| 24 | Erm one of the things that is said which is is that , in the flats , an exceptionally high proportion of tenants erm are reliant for for are on benefits . |
| 25 | Compact , single-member , constituencies ( as opposed to large , multi-member , constituencies ) provide for one representative in a way that is said to facilitate constituent-member contact and the redress of individual grievances . |
| 26 | The Novena , a prayer that is said daily for nine days as Christmas draws near , is part of the religious side . |
| 27 | How does one go about luring people away from a profession that is said to be non-existent ? |
| 28 | A basic interest in questions about the meaning and purpose of life ( a ) to challenge secularist assumptions and to appreciate that religious truth-claims can not be easily dismissed ; ( b ) to understand what is distinctive about religion , that is , what it essentially concerns , and be able to distinguish between that and features of it which can vary and perhaps be dispensed with altogether ; ( c ) to realize in particular in how many different ways religion can masquerade as something else , and fail to be what it claims to be ; ( d ) to appreciate the highly controversial nature of religion and of almost everything that is said about it by anyone , whether religious or not ; ( e ) to have a firm grasp of criteria by which to evaluate precise examples and manifestations of religion in practice ; ( f ) to appreciate the force of the question-mark with regard to the ultimate divide between religion and non-religion , and to appreciate the reality of the dilemma , and the ways in which religion needs to be questioned for its failures , negative attitudes , hypocrisy and externalism . |
| 29 | You 'll also hear anything that 's said in the room , anytime , whether the phone 's in use or not . |
| 30 | She always tells me when she 's wet her pants , and understands everything that 's said to her , so why wo n't she cooperate on this ? |