Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [be] said [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even some members of the Party and its affiliates were said to be included . |
| 2 | Artists whose cash-pressed dealers have ended their stipends are said to be climbing on board . |
| 3 | Its teeth were said to be venomous , its flesh poisonous , its hair lethal ( causing suffocation if a few were accidentally swallowed ) , and its breath infectious , destroying human lungs and causing consumption . |
| 4 | In an age when décolletage mattered , her shoulders were said to be superb . |
| 5 | The self-regulation of the profession and the high standards demanded of its members are said to be the justification for the monopolies enjoyed by those engaging in the activity and by the restrictive practices permitted . |
| 6 | A TEACHER who was sacked because some of his lessons were said to be too sexually explicit has won £12,000 compensation for unfair dismissal . |