Example sentences of "is say [prep] [be] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it just a coincidence that Jesus is said to be thirty years old when he embarks on his ministry ? |
| 2 | British Aerospace is said to be one of the key contenders to mount a rescue bid for Ferranti , a vital subcontractor providing navigational and radar equipment for BAe 's military aircraft . |
| 3 | The informal ceiling placed on share option deals by institutional investors is said to be one reason . |
| 4 | The former , the central panel of which depicts the Crucifixion , is said to be one of the finest examples in the North of the noted stained glass expert , William Morris . |
| 5 | Paddy Ashdown , on the other hand , is said to be one of the fittest MPs at Westminster but according to his camp , ‘ he likes to keep his fitness regime out of the headlines ’ . |
| 6 | The difference is said to be one of place , the place of the sensation in the body qua sensitive . |
| 7 | The examples listed earlier suggest that it covers a vast variety of relations ; for example the relation between capitalists and workers is said to be one of oppression , while that between factions of the ruling class might be competition . |
| 8 | While head of the Darmstadt development centre Jurgen Wegner would provide no further details , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG is said to be one of the hot favourites to win the multimillion dollar contract . |
| 9 | According to the German weekly Computerwoche , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG is said to be one of the hot favourites to win the multimillion dollar contract . |
| 10 | If substantial public funds are to be made over to voluntary associations then , as Griffiths intimates , some form of audit ‘ becomes essential : and this raises the question of the independence of voluntary organisations , which is said to be one of their great virtues . |
| 11 | This is said to be one of the best angling waters in the Midlands although this nearly changed a year ago when a slug of pollution threatened to wipe out 100,000 fish . |
| 12 | Dissatisfaction with facilities offered to the ARC fleet in Barbados is said to be one of the chief reasons why the destination has changed , although a hint of rancour appeared to cloud references to the former destination . |
| 13 | If we take the two words ‘ my turn ’ , the relationship between and , between and and between and is said to be one of close juncture . |
| 14 | We 're very pleased , we put in about 18 months really hard work on this , we 've er done our development funding , we 've put in our plan which is said to be one of the best plans in the country , we worked very hard , we 're very pleased . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The total damage done is said to be millions and millions . |
| 17 | Therefore the volume of the cube is said to be 1 cm3 . |