Example sentences of "is said [conj] the [noun] [is] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It is said that the past is another country .
2 It sounds as if the project has the active backing of Novell Inc , because it is said that the software is being built atop a future release of the DR DOS MS-DOS-compatible operating system .
3 It sounds as if the project has the active backing of Novell Inc , because it is said that the software is being built atop a future release of the DR DOS MS-DOS-compatible operating system .
4 It is said that the pattern is mentioned in records dating back to the fifth century BC , which is to say that it was known well before the Roman invasion .
5 It is said that the stench is so appalling that no one can go near them now .
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