Example sentences of "it be [adv] said to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's also said to be making Microsoft Mail interoperate with Unix E-Mail . |
| 2 | Oh yeah but the thing is it 's something , it 's the main , it 's something she , it 's like said to her last night |
| 3 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 4 | It is also said to be fleur-de-lis of French heraldry . |
| 5 | Beta has a B8-type spectrum , and is about 100 times as luminous as the Sun ; it is often said to be the only naked-eye star which is greenish in colour , though I have never noted this either with or without optical aid , and to me Beta always looks white . |
| 6 | It was even said to be the Nepenthe described by Homer which , when taken with wine , brought absolute forgetfulness . |