Example sentences of "be [adv] said that [det] " in BNC.
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1 | It has been rightly said that these remarkable statements can only be seen as Hitler 's wish to make manifest his work in the eyes of history . |
2 | It needs to be firmly said that these essentially non-instrumental disciplines do not constitute a dilettante add-on to higher education , unnoticed if lost . |
3 | I think it can be safely said that that 's lost . |
4 | It is often said that many young people lose interest in poetry , and even stories , as they go through secondary school . |
5 | It is often said that this is just an example of Swiss discretion in business , but in my view we have begun to believe that works acquired abroad are somehow superior . |
6 | It is often said that most congenital abnormalities are untreatable , but this overlooks the great contribution of tertiary prevention , and surgical techniques are constantly improving . |
7 | It is often said that more damage is done inside the hangar than out ! |
8 | It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered . |
9 | It is sometimes said that all religion is mythological in form , and operates through concrete stories and symbols ; that religion must necessarily have what I have called a vehicle and that there can be no pure awareness of God . |
10 | As for David Hume himself , it is sometimes said that that great Scottish philosopher disposed of the Argument from Design a century before Darwin . |
11 | It is sometimes said that this is a novel view of the question , that until very recently all political theorists believed in a general obligation to obey the law . |
12 | It is sometimes said that this appalling performance by the British economy in the early 1990s has been ‘ imported ’ from a world recession . |
13 | It is sometimes said that few young people get involved in CPRW 's work , but this is certainly not the case at our Annual Youth Environment Conference where this year , as ever , 100% of the delegates were under 21 ! |
14 | It was also said that both masters neglected to wear their gowns , that the gardens were overgrown , and that , though there were still about 150 boys at the School , yet " they were of a lower class than formerly " . |