Example sentences of "are [adv] said [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | Many fund managers are still said to be considering their next move . |
2 | ( Chinese and Japanese mustards are also said to be strong , but I have not tried them . ) |
3 | Potential competitors such as the hot-shot Mac-to-Unix people at Quorum Software , who might eventually find their market niche too narrow , are also said to be watching . |
4 | deodorant , use fresh leaves in the bath water , or a decoction of the roots , which are also said to be effective in removing freckles |
5 | Ammonium fumes from the farms are also said to be damaging trees . |
6 | Early registration figures are also said to be disappointing for the banks and building societies which have set up share shops . |
7 | Such networks are also said to be active in the spirit of the application of the term active at the end of chapter 2 . |
8 | I know that such experiences are often said to be the result of the individuals concerned having read a book or article or seen a film or television programme about the particular place and then having forgotten that they have done so . |
9 | Er and similarly the syntax of languages are often said to be oppressive of women , a lot of the way that language is structured and a lot of the words that you get in a language , that 's another thing that 's said . |
10 | Clark ( 1990 ) has recently referred to the ‘ myth ’ of the Anglo-Norman scribe and has collected a large number of comments from early in the century up until very recently from the work of distinguished scholars , in which attested forms are typically said to be ‘ Anglo-Norman ’ and therefore rejected . |
11 | Let us hope that the Danes will vote ‘ No ’ in their referendum on June 2 , thus forcing all members to renegotiate the treaty , as many of them are now said to be having second thoughts of their own . |
12 | However , its founders , Larry and Doug Michels , are now said to be reluctant because the future is uncertain — it 's a heck of a time to have to start posting quarterly reports . |
13 | Other US nuclear plants are now said to be studying their fuel pool cooling . |
14 | Any shares which the bidder 's shareholders agree to purchase are then said to be " clawed back " from underwriters . |
15 | Historically , what has come to be known as the Third World has attracted only a tiny proportion of all the foreign investment that has taken place , while the economies of many poor countries , and even some rich ones , are commonly said to be dominated by foreign capital and/or foreign firms . |