Example sentences of "[noun prp] be said to be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons .
2 IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially .
3 Anthony Gould was said to be one of the most unpopular men in the prison because of a crusade against drug abuse .
4 Although prices have not been announced , Land-Rover is said to be keen that the turbodiesel Discovery should undercut the £17,859 Mitsubishi Shogun five-door turbodiesel .
5 Following Hungary 5 recent opening of ties with South Korea , diplomatic relations with Israel are said to be imminent .
6 Is it just a coincidence that Jesus is said to be thirty years old when he embarks on his ministry ?
7 There is a fascinating passage in Hebrews 7 ; 25 , where the Lord Jesus is said to be able to ‘ save to the uttermost those who come to God by him , because he is always alive to make intercession for them ’ .
8 However Di was said to be furious about the tapes , which a book says are of her voice .
9 The Ardakkeans were said to be superhumanly strong and invulnerable to most life-threats .
10 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 .
11 Commenting on his purchase , McCartney is said to be delighted that the land is now ‘ free from the huntsmen . ’
12 Liverpool boss Graeme Souness was said to be willing to use the 25-year-old Londoner as bait for Queens Park Rangers ' , coveted striker Les Ferdinand .
13 Sponsors Dunlop are said to be unhappy with it and wanted it axed from the 1993 calendar .
14 As of late February Monrovia was said to be calm , with emergency food and other supplies flowing in , and some shops reopening , although relief agencies emphasised that people were still dying from starvation .
15 The event was supposed to be staged a couple of weeks back , but was postponed because Lewis was said to be unwell and still in America .
16 NEC and Sony are said to be ready to formalise an alliance following their initial agreement in May to share application software catalogues .
17 All those serving at Upper Heyford are said to be shocked .
18 Calling the agreement the ‘ Frontline Partnership ’ , they say they will work together to develop operating system and hardware for easy-to-use systems , adding the sorts of features Macintosh users take for granted , advance personal computer technology with pen interface and audio capabilities — Microsoft is said to be impatient at the lack of applications for its Pen Windows operating environment , and the two will promote ‘ Plug and Play ’ to make software and hardware easier to integrate and use .
19 Explanation : These are statements that have been made without the provision of supporting evidence ; for example , Keith is said to be aggressive but the person writing the information has not said why .
20 Oakley was said to be sceptical that the peace could hold .
21 Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls .
22 Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls .
23 In fact the major pilgrimage route to Santiago is said to be that by which Priscillian 's body was brought back for burial from Trier .
24 Mr Watkins is said to be keener on education than energy — indeed the NES includes plans to improve science education .
25 Mr Gandhi is said to be horrified by the stiff budget in prospect .
26 A fragment of plastic circuit board found at Lockerbie was said to be identical with the circuit boards used in timing devices seized with a quantity of explosives from two Libyans at Dakar airport in February 1988 .
27 Buthelezi was said to be angry that the ANC had alleged connivance between the security forces and Inkatha in killing ANC supporters .
28 Last night Pringle was said to be comfortable in Middlesbrough General Hospital .
29 The Vedas are said to be direct renderings of the structure of the universe , ‘ the Universe 's DNA ’ .
30 At the time of writing ( Oct 77 ) the Japanese MSDF are said to be interested in fifteen aircraft to replace its mixed fleet of thirty-four prop driven aircraft .
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