Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] said [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 's said to be brave , tough , and very bright . ’ |
| 2 | She was said to be upset because she was too old to use the centre where the party was held in Whitley Bay . |
| 3 | She was said to be stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night , but no longer on a ventilator . |
| 4 | She was said to be callous , selfish , irresponsible . |
| 5 | In some cases where peasant movements have taken place , they are said to be clientelist-based . |
| 6 | Until now we have considered practices within a society , and allowed that if these fail to complement each other they are said to be contradictory . |
| 7 | Eyes closed , the girls move in perfect synchronisation — even though they are said to be untrained in the intricate pattern of the dance . |
| 8 | They are said to be similar to material distributed previously by Mr Round . |
| 9 | They are said to be unfair . |
| 10 | If ever they lose the ability to scavenge energy , and put it to use in repairing their own fabric , then they are said to be dead ; and they begin immediately to fall apart . |
| 11 | Greying a little at the temples , Leonard unconsciously confirms why he is labelled one of Canada 's sexiest men , a handsome and elegant man with dark eyes ( they are said to be green , but that never showed in the light of Montreal , nor in its wintry sunshine ) . |
| 12 | They are said to be exothermic compounds . |
| 13 | They are said to be yellow or mottled brown in colour , often with seaweed-like manes . |
| 14 | The Nairacs , now in their eighties , declined to comment , but they 're said to be hopeful that one day they WILL be able to give their son a proper burial . |
| 15 | They 're said to be concerned , though , about the effect all the publicity is having on the boy . |
| 16 | Recent reports have suggested some local authorities are putting pressure on the government to settle early and avoid huge payouts ; they 're said to be concerned that if the case is drawn out , more haemophiliacs will die , and in the event of the ruling going against the government , relatives will be eligible for compensation . |
| 17 | When such ‘ dispositive ’ or ‘ objective ’ regimes were accepted as being in the general public interest they were said to be binding erga omnes . |
| 18 | Compared to glassfibre boats they were said to be heavy , slow , unmanoeuvrable and , because they bent rather than broke , dangerous . |
| 19 | They were said to be fearless swordsmen and able to shoot a man between the eyes at a hundred paces . |
| 20 | Now can it be said to be clear by the law of Scotland that the locus here is beyond what the legislature may assert right to affect by legislation against all whomsoever for the purpose of regulating methods of fishing ? |
| 21 | It 's said to be unlucky to change a boat 's name . ’ |
| 22 | If a relationship is linked to three entities , as in figure 3.8 , it is said to be ternary . |
| 23 | It is said to be easy to upgrade and service because it 's based on standard uniprocessor 50MHz 80486 EISA bus hardware . |
| 24 | It is said to be easy to upgrade and service because it 's based on standard uniprocessor 50MHz 80486 EISA bus hardware . |
| 25 | Naltrexone is an anti-euphoriant which masks any pleasure from subsequent use of opiate drugs and it is said to be non-addictive . |
| 26 | When a bank note can be exchanged for gold on demand at a bank it is said to be convertible or redeemable . |
| 27 | It is said to be present , although usually without symptoms , in one in ten people over the age of forty , and in one in three over the age of sixty . |
| 28 | M67 is in the field with Alpha ( 4.2 ) ; it is said to be visible with the naked eye , but I have never been able to confirm this , though with binoculars it is very easy indeed . |
| 29 | It is said to be visible with binoculars , but I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 30 | It is said to be invisible in its natural state but will form into semi-matter under certain conditions , rather like invisible moist air condensing into a filmy liquid on windows . |