Example sentences of "is said [conj] the [noun] be " 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 investigation was ordered by a civil servant , not a Minister . |
| 6 | In one account of the visit , it is said that the Emperor was loathe to allow the doctor to leave China and did so only after Garvine appealed to him on the grounds that he wished to return to Scotland and attend to his aged and ailing father . |
| 7 | It is said that the stench is so appalling that no one can go near them now . |