Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [be] said [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 Undoubtedly the most important group of works by the artist to appear at auction for many years , the canvases are said to be in extremely good condition .
2 All the candidates were said to be in favour of free legislative elections and economic reform .
3 The footsteps are said to be those of an unfortunate platelayer who was killed shortly after the introduction of the electric trains .
4 The imports were said to be stifling local recycling industries .
5 Toby was referring to one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament whom the sponsors were said to be paying £50,000 in appearance money , much to the disgust of most of the other professionals .
6 Despite their vivid appearance when seen in bright sunlight on open grassland , the zebras are said to be well camouflaged in broken cover at dawn and dusk , when predators are active and the light is dim .
7 The forgeries are said to be good quality copies .
8 International Business Machines Corp and IBM Credit Corp appear to be seeking $4,600m of revolving credit in the international syndicated loan market , Reuter reports from New York ; the loans are said to be being arranged by Credit Suisse and syndicated to a group of relationship banks , each of which has been asked to commit around $500m .
9 The characters were said to be stiff .
10 When two closely related species have similar behavioural patterns or capacities , and this similarity is due to their having a common origin , then the behaviours are said to be homologous .
11 Each cooking function can be used singularly or simultaneously and the controls are said to be simple to operate .
12 In this case the liquids are said to be partially miscible .
13 Efforts to control whaling between the wars was said to be for the purposes of resource conservation ; that they were really concerned with managing the flow of whale oil through international markets .
14 The differences are said to be the following :
15 All the men are said to be between 20 and 30 .
16 The negotiations were said to be part of ongoing secret negotiations backed by the Presidents of Croatia and Serbia .
17 Amidst such confusion as this , however , the press was more commonly inclined to shout down the leniency of magistrates , or ‘ this appalling apathy on the part of the police ’ , because if in some quarters the press were accused of bulling up the Hooligan affair , elsewhere the police were said to be playing it down .
18 After all the Spartans were said to be relatives of the Sabines who had given many wives and some kings to the Romans .
19 The cows were said to be no more than fair milkers , but their milk was particularly creamy .
20 Some of the stones were said to be stained with blood .
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