Example sentences of "say [prep] [be] [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bettiscombe skull , preserved in the house at that time , was said to be that of a negro slave , so devoted to John Frederick that it emitted the most ghastly screams if it were ever parted from him . |
| 2 | The principal problem about them has generally been said to be that of their meaning or semantics . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It is a centre of pilgrimage , since the bones in the cathedral are said to be those of St. James , and the cathedral is a must , particularly the entrance from the Plaza del Obradoiro . |
| 5 | The footsteps are said to be those of an unfortunate platelayer who was killed shortly after the introduction of the electric trains . |