Example sentences of "[vb -s] be said that [det] " in BNC.
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1 | It has been said that few revolutions have been so complete in the British countryside as the start and end of the railway age . |
2 | It should be obvious from all that has been said that most small towns played a significant role in the economic life of the province , alongside the cities and major towns . |
3 | Equally , it has been said that half the ceiling structure and half the floor structure is included in a lease of the space between them ( Phelps v City of London Corporation [ 1916 ] 2 Ch 255 ) . |
4 | In common with Category 2 of the New South Wales legislation , it has been said that this offence is ‘ more significant for what it fails to include [ than ] for what it does include . ’ |
5 | It has been said that these rules will be applied less stringently to a commercial contract than to other types of document ( Henry Boot Construction v Central Lancashire New Town Development Corpn ( 1980 ) 15 BLR 8 ) but the drafter should bear them in mind and , if possible , avoid their application . |