Example sentences of "be said [that] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In biological writing it has often been said that a character is advantageous or detrimental to a species . |
| 2 | To take one example : it has frequently been said that a child 's attachment to his mother develops out of his physical dependence on her . |
| 3 | It has been said that a person is judged by the company he keeps . |
| 4 | It has been said that a devaluation would result in even higher interest rates . |
| 5 | It has been said that an order of mandamus ought not to he made if the respondent is doing all it reasonably can to remedy its breach of duty . |
| 6 | There are two types of patentable invention , a product invention and a process invention , and it has been said that an invention is a new way of making something old or an old way of making something new . |
| 7 | But because the correspondence between graphological and phonological features is far from precise , it can not be said that a writer has actually represented the speech style of a character . |
| 8 | Applying what was explained there , it may be said that a person intends to cause a person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him when he ( the person uttering the threats , etc. , ) either desires to cause such an effect , or when he realises what impact his conduct is almost certain to have and nevertheless persists with it . |
| 9 | It could not be said that a peace had been finally made because old habits in Alexandra would not die a final death and made her still reserved , a little wary . |
| 10 | There are newspapers and posters , photographs and mementoes but it must be said that a lack of Italian language will limit the appeal of the collection . |
| 11 | Of course , it might be said that a man in your position , if you 'll forgive the expression , is dieting either because his lover has threatened to leave him if he does n't shed a few pounds or because his lover has left him and he feels a need to , shall we say , freshen up . |
| 12 | Indeed , it might be said that a set of standard terms requires greater care because it will be used for a large number of separate transactions , possibly involving a wide range of goods and/or parties . |
| 13 | The question to be asked then is , given that women are unlike Jesus of Nazareth in the form of their humanity , may it not be said that a woman baptized into Christ is not differently related than is a man to Jesus as the Christ ? |
| 14 | It may be said that a sensation of heat in the hand is not really an impression as of our hand being hot , but is simply something that we normally happen to get when our hand heats up . |
| 15 | This is not wholly satisfactory reconciliation , since it might be said that a supermarket consents to customers taking goods from its shelves only when they honestly intend to pay and not otherwise . |
| 16 | This is not a wholly satisfactory reconciliation , since it might be said that a supermarket consents to customers taking goods from its shelves only when they honestly intend to pay and not otherwise . |
| 17 | This is not a wholly satisfactory reconciliation , since it might be said that a supermarket consents to customers taking goods from its shelves only when they honestly intend to pay and not otherwise . " |
| 18 | It is said that a deputation of quarrymen came to see him with a view to getting a trade union recognised . |
| 19 | In other words it is said that a verdict of death aggravated by lack of care may be appropriate once there is an inquest but the availability of such a verdict does not determine the question whether or not there should be an inquest . |
| 20 | In the Far East it is said that a girl is not eligible for marriage until she can cook a perfect bowl of rice . |
| 21 | It is said that a remake of the legendary crap shocker Attack Of The 50-Foot Woman is in the works at HBO , the cable production company with , no , surely , it ca n't be true , DARYL HANNAH in the title role ? |
| 22 | The law as to this is best stated in the words of the judgment in Foster v. Mackinnon ( 1869 ) L.R. 4 C.P. 704 , 711 where it is said that a signature obtained by fraud ‘ is invalid not merely on the ground of fraud , where fraud exists , but on the ground that the mind of the signer did not accompany the signature ; in other words , that he never intended to sign , and therefore in contemplation of law never did sign , the contract to which his name is appended . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Since the mental element required for the commission of the the offences of organisation and participation is knowledge which the courts increasingly interpret to require an awareness of all the circumstances by virtue of which it is said that an offence is committed , it may well be sensible police practice to issue a warning before arresting and prosecuting with an offence under this Part of the Act . |
| 25 | It was said that a massacre had followed the surrender of General Wheeler at Cawnpore and that delicate English girls had been stripped naked and dragged through the streets of Delhi . |
| 26 | Poets were so highly esteemed that it was said that a Delhi-wallah visiting a friend in another part of India would always take with him as a present not jewels or hookahs or fine weapons but a few of Mir Taqi Mir 's new verses copied on to a single sheet of paper . |
| 27 | In fact , it was said that a plant of balm In the garden would ensure that the bees never left their hive to set up home elsewhere , and since sugar was highly priced in medieval days , honey carried a considerable premium . |
| 28 | There is even some doubt in some quarters as to whether in fact the unfortunate children were interred at Charfield , for it was said that an Army vehicle was noticed briefly at the scene of the accident , and it has been suggested that some of the remains , possibly those of the children , were removed amid the general confusion . |