Example sentences of "it be said that the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In similar vein , dare it be said that the charitable function of Age Concern serves this dual function ?
2 Never let it be said that the Inspiral Carpets do not like a good breakfast .
3 Nor could it be said that the British welfare system identified , or even defined , let alone assisted , the genuinely needy groups as effectively as did some systems prevailing elsewhere .
4 Stan Wilson became a sergeant in the Army Educational Corps ‘ it 's said that the only battle they ever won was the 1945 General Election for Labour ’ before spending 34 years at what he terms the chalk face .
5 Although these cheeses are very popular in Europe ( it is said that the average German eats 5kg/11lb of quark a year , accounting for half their cheese intake ) they may become a passing fad of the era of nouvelle cuisine in the UK .
6 However , in another report ( EP , 26 January 1987 ) it is said that the average proportion of all contributions to the Federal Fund used for direct investment has not exceeded 2.5 per cent .
7 These men will not readily wear garment of crotal when going to sea , as it is said that the crotal plant was plucked from the rocks and will therefore return to the rocks .
8 It is said that the masked lady died there in childbirth .
9 But it is said that the Kal yuga gives way to the Sat yuga when the manifested power of the Life Force has reached its lowest ebb .
10 Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions .
11 It is said that the final preparations owed their antibacterial activity to the phenol which they contained as a preservative .
12 It is said that the reclining river-god is a Hellenistic invention .
13 By handling an object , it is said that the sensitive person can not only identify its owner , but describe his character and even his whereabouts .
14 It is said that the original Shorthorn ( as a British type rather than as a general term for short horned cattle ) was being bred by the Dukes of Northumberland in the sixteenth century and was probably descended from a mixture of red Anglo-Saxon cattle with red and white Dutch ‘ Hollanders ’ and ‘ Zeelands ’ that are typified in the Paul Potter painting , The Young Bull .
15 A century ago it was said that the Danish Red ( then one of only two Danish breeds considered worthy of note , the other being the Jutland ) needed abundant fodder but with good care it could be an efficient producer : the milking cow put it all into the bag but would fatten readily when dry or barren .
16 The operation of trolleys and pantographs together was not without its problems , and it was said that the great used on the collector plates could be found on the overhead line as far as Lytham !
17 In another it was said that the legitimate expectation of a prisoner that he would be allowed maximum parole if no disciplinary award of forfeiture of remission of sentence had been made against him , gave him sufficient interest to challenge the award .
18 It was said that the working people of London had no need to bolt their doors at any time .
19 It was said that the main fear of many army officers who were posted to India was that they would be eaten by a tiger .
20 It was said that the British cavalry , in their mad haste to get away , rode over their own infantry in the narrow streets of the town .
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