Example sentences of "they [be] say to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shortage of Pentiums is so bad that those that have them are said to be ‘ tea-bagging ’ them — moving their precious chips from system to system to prove to customers that their box works , then quickly back into the safe . |
| 2 | Witnesses said armed soldiers kept up an overnight siege at Kinshasa 's People 's Palace conference centre because the notes used to pay them are said to be cursed and are almost impossible to spend . |
| 3 | Consequently they are said to be only suitable for the rarified world of HQ where men with no ‘ bottle ’ and the non-combatants have fled . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | They are said to be his own work , although the truth is that he probably has the final say . |
| 6 | They are said to be very fast over the first 40 yards , and the advice offered by the locals is that you should run on a zig-zag course if one of them takes a fancy to you . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In some cases where peasant movements have taken place , they are said to be clientelist-based . |
| 9 | In fact , these are the only points that do not move with inversion ; they are said to be ‘ invariant under inversion ’ . |
| 10 | Eyes closed , the girls move in perfect synchronisation — even though they are said to be untrained in the intricate pattern of the dance . |
| 11 | If certain capital letters incorporate coloured drawings representing scenes in the text , they are said to be ‘ historiated ’ . |
| 12 | I have not tried the Nitragon myself but they are said to be very good . |
| 13 | They are said to be ‘ very fond ’ of him . |
| 14 | Bourque and Grossholtz ( 1984 ) argue that the acceptance of ‘ masculinity as ideal political behaviour ’ has dire consequences for studying women : the unquestioned assumption that the political attitudes , behaviour and preferences of men define mature political behaviour means that when women do not match these they are said to be either apolitical or politically naive . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | They are said to be generally positive to the takeover but still need to achieve certain comfort levels . |
| 17 | They are said to be ‘ regressive ’ : they bear most heavily on those with low incomes since the key element is the value of the property not the occupier 's ability to pay . |
| 18 | They are said to be unfair . |
| 19 | Local authorities have no powers except those conferred upon them by statute , and when they take action which is not sanctioned by the law they are said to be acting ultra vires ( beyond the powers ) . |
| 20 | They are said to be yellow or mottled brown in colour , often with seaweed-like manes . |
| 21 | There has been a series of decisions over the past 50 years which , although they are said to be cases of estoppel are not really such . |
| 22 | They are said to be exothermic compounds . |
| 23 | Since households can not sell their notional supply of labour services , i.e. , they are said to be rationed in the labour market . |
| 24 | If they are forced to , they are said to be ‘ in the Bank ’ . |
| 25 | They are said to be similar to material distributed previously by Mr Round . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | His estranged wife and two children lived nearby , they 're said to be on holiday at the moment . |
| 28 | They 're said to be concerned , though , about the effect all the publicity is having on the boy . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | In no sense could they be said to be members of industrial co-operatives : that is , of organisations set up for the manufacture of goods or the provision of services and wholly , or very largely , owned and ultimately controlled by those working in them . |