Example sentences of "[conj] be said to [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | Its feathers were long , silken and of every imaginable colour , and were said to be infused with the glow of Paradise . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is therefore found only in children and is said to be caused by ‘ polluted breast milk ’ . |
| 6 | Intolerance is conceptualized basically as a matter of attitudes , and is said to be constituted by prejudice . |
| 7 | A referendum to dissolve parliament was held and was said to be accepted by 99.9 per cent of the people . |
| 8 | 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 . |