Example sentences of "[noun] and [be] said [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Al Zulfiqar group is believed to be based in Damascus and is said to be headed by Mr Murtaza Bhutto , the Prime Minister 's brother . |
| 2 | A roundabout was built at the top of Anerley Hill to provide a run-round loop and was said to be located partly in five different boroughs . |
| 3 | France recognises its poor performance in population assistance and is said to be developing a new programme , which , however , is expected to focus on public education and demographic research and training rather than family planning assistance . |
| 4 | It lives in large family groups and is said to be as shy as it is fearsome-looking . |
| 5 | Lavender oil for instance is relaxing and antiseptic and will help heal spots , whilst neroli obtained from orange blossom works well on dry skin and is said to be an anti-depressant too . |
| 6 | He is hosting a shooting party for a dozen close friends at Sandringham and is said to be ‘ most unwilling ’ to alter his plans . |
| 7 | Ms Gibson was taken to Hammersmith police station and was said to be too distraught to be interviewed , a CID spokesman said . |
| 8 | All three were sentenced to 25 years , although Martina Shanahan had served 200 days virtually of solitary confinement at Risley whilst on remand and was said to be losing her mind by the time the trial began . |
| 9 | Rabah Kebir , a senior figure in the Islamic Salvation Front ( FIS ) who had reportedly escaped from house arrest in August and was said to be attempting to form an Islamist government in exile , said in an interview with Le Monde of Sept. 18 that the FIS wanted a dialogue with the government , and denied that the party had been responsible for the Algiers airport bombing , or for the assassination in June of the former HCS President , Mohamed Boudiaf [ see p. 38981 ] . |
| 10 | The Home Secretary has ordered a review of unit fines and is said to be keeping an open mind about other parts of the Act . |
| 11 | The pieces are considered some of Peru 's finest archaeological treasures and are said to be of incalculable value . |
| 12 | There was curiosity and wonderment at those features of life that went unremarked by the natives but to foreigners were so eccentric , and so quintessentially British , like porridge and kippers for breakfast , ‘ a peculiar liquid which looked like coffee , tasted like poison and was said to be tea ’ , and bottles of HP Sauce and vinegar on the dining table . |
| 13 | It is therefore found only in children and is said to be caused by ‘ polluted breast milk ’ . |
| 14 | The Intel version shares the capabilities of the portable source Unix version and is said to be easy to install . |
| 15 | The Intel version shares the capabilities of the portable source Unix version and is said to be easy to install . |
| 16 | Bookings were reportedly around a billion dollars and were said to be continuing strong . |
| 17 | The year-old arrangement for CDC to sell NEC mainframes into the US and Europe has n't worked out , but CDC says it is now working on NEC 's massively parallel systems which are due next year and are said to be based around Hewlett-Packard Co 's PA-RISC , although Ousley says the Japanese firm is ‘ keeping its chip options open . ’ |
| 18 | They were reported to have fled the camps and were said to be attempting to return to their homes . |
| 19 | Reactivity : The alkanes are unreactive compared to other chemicals and are said to be ‘ saturated ’ . |