Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be said [that] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later in the day it was said that the Germans had refused to issue any more food parcels for the rest of the week . |
| 2 | Moderator it is said that a passion for consistency is the mark of a small mind which probably explains why I have a passion for consistency . |
| 3 | Because a mosque stood next door it was said that the cinema had been rejected by Allah as an unworthy neighbour . |
| 4 | In a more recent case it was said that the evidence called must be commensurate with the seriousness of the allegations made ( per Butler-Sloss LJ in R v Birmingham CC , ex pP [ 1991 ] 1 WLR 221 ) . |
| 5 | In the Far East it is said that a girl is not eligible for marriage until she can cook a perfect bowl of rice . |
| 6 | In the way it is said that the Tour de France does not really begin until it reaches the Alps , the cognoscenti contend that the first 63 holes are jockeying for position . |