Example sentences of "[noun] be said to [be] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By Nov. 24 the death toll was said to be 214 , with 300 seriously wounded . |
| 2 | Therefore the volume of the cube is said to be 1 cm3 . |
| 3 | Anthony Gould was said to be one of the most unpopular men in the prison because of a crusade against drug abuse . |
| 4 | The difference is said to be one of place , the place of the sensation in the body qua sensitive . |
| 5 | The examples listed earlier suggest that it covers a vast variety of relations ; for example the relation between capitalists and workers is said to be one of oppression , while that between factions of the ruling class might be competition . |
| 6 | The informal ceiling placed on share option deals by institutional investors is said to be one reason . |
| 7 | Is it just a coincidence that Jesus is said to be thirty years old when he embarks on his ministry ? |
| 8 | This is an easy way of getting light into a garage , and the glazing material used by Cardale is said to be 100 times stronger than glass . |
| 9 | Sustained performance was said to be 38 MFLOPS to 42 MFLOPS double precision . |
| 10 | British Aerospace is said to be one of the key contenders to mount a rescue bid for Ferranti , a vital subcontractor providing navigational and radar equipment for BAe 's military aircraft . |
| 11 | On Mr calculations for the defendant on the other hand the cost was said to be six hundred and twenty thousand three h three hundred pounds and thirty one pence . |
| 12 | Dissatisfaction with facilities offered to the ARC fleet in Barbados is said to be one of the chief reasons why the destination has changed , although a hint of rancour appeared to cloud references to the former destination . |