Example sentences of "there are said [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maps have been drawn to illustrate just what organ is linked to which part of the sole but the soles are not the only areas used : there are said to be reflexes on the tops of the feet and a short way up the backs of the legs . |
| 2 | William may or may not have been a rogue and charlatan ; there are said to be many such in Panama , which as a crossroads for the modern world radiates a special magnetism for crews of ne'er-do-wells . |
| 3 | A self certification programme for Wabi vendors starts in June — though there are said to be only a dozen Windows applications up on it and the thing still does n't print — Wabi 1.0 will be out in the summer . |
| 4 | At the peak of the breeding season there are said to be perhaps a quarter of a million sooty terns nesting on Aride , but now in October there were only a few hundred . |
| 5 | If : then there are said to be economies of scope at the output level concerned . |
| 6 | There are said to be three preconditions of a common-law system based upon judicial precedent : |
| 7 | There are said to be some mystic rivers one drop of which can steal a man 's life away . |
| 8 | There are said to be two reasons for referring the valuation of a company 's shares to its auditors . |