Example sentences of "said to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , eighteen beds said to be available at the Peasholme Centre in York are already full . |
| 2 | all parts of considerable use in liver troubles , a good diuretic and tonic , also mild laxative ; juice said to be effective in treating warts |
| 3 | ICI 's pharmaceutical company in America is investing $24.7m ( £14m ) at its Newark , Delaware , complex to handle production of Merrem , an injectible drug said to be capable of treating sepsis and infections contracted by people taking leukaemia treatment . |
| 4 | Fellow undergraduates and tutors at the University were last night said to be stunned by the news of his death . |
| 5 | On Nov. 1 Bulgarian police said that they had seized a quantity of plutonium-239 said to be Russian in origin . |
| 6 | After two circuits of the massive parade ground , said to be one of the largest in Great Britain , everyone is satisfied and the recruits return to their accommodation While the band retires for some well-earned refreshments . |
| 7 | Disadvantages said to be attendant upon a duty to provide reasons are that it can stifle the exercise of discretion and overburden the administration . |
| 8 | Each field had its own small barn for wintering stock , a custom said to be typical of the early Norse settlers that came to this dale , leaving on the landscape the marks of their hands and on the speech the sound of their tongue . |
| 9 | I said to be chary of the McLaggans — ‘ No no , there is no harm really . |
| 10 | Irina and Marcus , said to be busy with preparations for their move to the country , no longer visited . |
| 11 | ( c ) Construction of partnership agreements The following general rules apply : ( 1 ) The agreement will not be presumed to be exhaustive so as to disallow evidence of actual practices of the partnership said to be inconsistent with the written terms or alleged to indicate how those terms should be construed . |
| 12 | So what has brought the best known boxer on the unofficial circuit , the best known bouncer in town , the man who has inspired film scripts and tall tales in the snooker halls , once one of the six people in Britain said to be able to bench-press 500 pounds , what has brought him to the dock in front of Judge Richard Lowry and to the possibility of spending the rest of his life locked up with robbers and rapists ? |
| 13 | And TP+ , Gresham 's transaction processing technology said to be complementary to teleprocessing managers such as Tuxedo , Top-End and Encina , has been integrated into Dun & Bradstreet financial accounting software which is now beginning to ship . |
| 14 | On Nov. 12 Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said to be concerned about alienating international opinion were quoted in Tokyo as saying that they would press the government " to think carefully about our future plans " to transport more plutonium to Japan over the next decade . |
| 15 | Roh 's entourage included Cabinet ministers , diplomats and the heads of 20 major companies said to be interested in joint ventures in the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | And Lancasters provides a Cheap ‘ n ’ Cheerful standard range , said to be ideal for institutional catering , cafes and bar snacks . |
| 17 | Austin would apparently give Mach , said to be free of AT&T code , multiple personalities like OS/2 or OSF/1 . |
| 18 | This case arises from an undercover police operation said to be unique in this country . |