Example sentences of "[that] be said to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen . |
| 2 | In other words those very characteristics that are said to be proscribed by the importance the Japanese attach to group loyalty and deference to authority . |
| 3 | Such mobility may carry the stigma of personal failure or a defective personality that are said to be the result of ‘ soiling one 's curriculum vitae' ( Nakane 1973 p.111 ) . |
| 4 | So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist . |
| 5 | At the far end of Semer Water is a ruined building that is said to be the dwelling place of the charitable old couple . |
| 6 | How does one go about luring people away from a profession that is said to be non-existent ? |
| 7 | An exceptionally attractive pub , it 's housed Tardis-like in a cottage that 's said to be Leyburn 's oldest building . |
| 8 | At the risk of oversimplifying , the new style of labour relations were designed to overcome a high turnover of skilled workers , intense industrial conflict and a lack of motivation and commitment that was said to be the cause of Japan 's reputation as a producer of shoddy goods . |