Example sentences of "is said [conj] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smelling : It is said that the sense of smell is the most evocative of all , particularly when we are caught unawares . |
| 2 | When it is said that the continuation of the sterling area was an ‘ implicit ’ decision ( in sharp contrast to the debates on overseas expenditure ) the point being made is that this continuation was not the result , it would seem , of any debate within the Attlee government . |
| 3 | Baynton v. Morgan shows , amongst other things , that this last contention may not always be relied on by the lessee ; and accordingly the position of the defendant is not put otherwise than favourably to himself if it is said that the measure of his liability here , that of a lessee after an assignment , is the performance or non-performance of the covenants in question by his assignees when he can not and does not aver any performance by himself . |
| 4 | It is said that the Wizard of Arthurian legend was born here . |
| 5 | It is said that the powers of the Prime Minister have developed to such an extent that the traditional constraints are ineffective . |
| 6 | Therefore it is said that the situation on their return would be intolerable and pointless . ’ |
| 7 | It is said that the blood of the dragon flowed out and made the hill-top sterile . |
| 8 | It is said that the men of Israel are to prepare themselves for three days for this awesome disclosure of God by not going near a woman ( Exod. |
| 9 | The fishermen come back with their holds empty ; the islands have neither birds nor guano ; it is said that the strength of the smell of the gases from the millions of tons of decaying fish is such that it can blacken the hull of a passing ship — a phenomenon known as the Callao Painter . |
| 10 | The argument is that section 47 can not stand because it is inconsistent with article 30 of the Treaty , a provision having direct effect which prohibits between member states quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect ; it is said that the prohibition against Sunday trading in this country has such an effect . |
| 11 | Next , it is said that the volume of documents is very large . |