Example sentences of "it [is] say [that] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And while it 's said that central government intervention would ‘ not be appropriate ’ , campaigners feel the only way to improve matters is through legislation . |
| 2 | It is said that Renish Farm at Waxholme was once used as a Quaker meeting house . |
| 3 | As an example of phonetic differences at the segmental level , it is said that Australian English has the same set of phonemes and phonemic contrasts as RP , yet Australian pronunciation is so different from RP that it is easily recognised as such . |
| 4 | It is to say that mental disengagement from the region and its ‘ troubles ’ is hardly the way to achieve an historic compromise there . |
| 5 | But it is to say that compulsive gambling with all its damaging consequences can be seen just as much in the reputable halls of commerce as in the street corner betting shop . |