Example sentences of "it is said [that] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , of the apostles it is said that they are to go out and bear witness to Jesus . |
| 2 | It is said that they were friendly and ready to be pleased by everything . |
| 3 | It is said that there is an ancient burial ground on one of the farms — supposedly haunted ! |
| 4 | It is said that there is a spell within the music , and that they always spin it for the true heir , and that it protects that heir throughout his life . |
| 5 | It is said that there is now a comic for everyone and indeed the gay and black communities have thriving titles . |
| 6 | It is said that there are surviving accounts of repair work done to the mill both in 1744–5 and 1751–3 . |
| 7 | It is said that there are exceptions to this rule and that the following persons can sue for trespass although they had not possession — ( a ) A trustee against any third person who commits a trespass to trust chattels in the hands of the beneficiary . |
| 8 | As Guth has remarked , " It is said that there 's no such thing as a free lunch . |
| 9 | It is said that there were four breeds in Ireland by 1835 : the Longhorn , the Kerry , the Moil and the Old Irish . |
| 10 | Many legends are told of Barbarossa ; it is said that he is not dead , that no true Emperor has ruled since his reign , and that he lives on until the Day of Judgement . |
| 11 | It is said that he was found out by one of the groups of civilian vigilantes who sprang up spontaneously on 22 December : apparently he had disguised himself in ordinary working clothes and was driving a Dacia 1300 when stopped , but suspicion was aroused when a search of his car revealed citrus fruits , like oranges and pineapples , in the boot — no ordinary Romanian had access to them . |
| 12 | It is said that he was an adventurer , one of those restless souls who led a small band of followers from the eternal peace of Avelorn to seek his fate in distant lands . |
| 13 | It is said that he was interfering with the choir girls , some of whom were betrothed . |
| 14 | It is said that he was of a delicate constitution in early life , and was accordingly placed in the care of his uncle , Mr Greener of Hallgarth , near Winlaton . |
| 15 | If it is said that it is the use to which such information may be put that can be objectionable , the libertarian might well reply that gossip is an age-old way of passing the time and one of the cements of society . |
| 16 | What is now being sought is , in a sense , a reversal of that development , in a particular type of case ; and it is said that it is too late to take that step . |