Example sentences of "it [be] said [that] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Not until James VI of Scotland became James I of England at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey could it be said that a truly Scottish monarch had once more been ritually crowned upon the Stone of Destiny .
2 Nor could it be said that the British welfare system identified , or even defined , let alone assisted , the genuinely needy groups as effectively as did some systems prevailing elsewhere .
3 In similar vein , dare it be said that the charitable function of Age Concern serves this dual function ?
4 Never let it be said that the Inspiral Carpets do not like a good breakfast .
5 On only three out of approximately 180 occasions , therefore , can it be said that the inspectors had been less than absolutely fair in the opinion of those who were criticised .
6 ‘ Until the consent given at marriage be revoked , how can it be said that the husband in exercising his marital right has assaulted his wife ?
7 I do not believe , Mr Chairman is it is it being said that every time a vote comes this way , if the Chairman does n't like it , we can re-take it , I would challenge you on this
8 The decision has been criticised , it being said that the section of the public to whom publication is in fact made is not a matter of concern .
9 Stan Wilson became a sergeant in the Army Educational Corps ‘ it 's said that the only battle they ever won was the 1945 General Election for Labour ’ before spending 34 years at what he terms the chalk face .
10 The mermaid did indeed return to claim Lutey and it is said that every nine years hence , one of his descendants is lost at sea .
11 IT is said that every bride is beautiful and this is mostly true .
12 It is said that no woman lost a case while Mary Slessor was presiding .
13 For example , it is said that no one should be on a waiting list for longer than two years .
14 In the Far East it is said that a girl is not eligible for marriage until she can cook a perfect bowl of rice .
15 In Cornwall , south-western England , it is said that a giant white hare named Looe gambols along the clifftops on evenings when there is a full moon .
16 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 ?
17 It is said that a Dark Elf assassin emerged from his hiding place beneath the piles of bones and struck Tethlis down with a poisoned blade .
18 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 .
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 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 . ’
21 It is said that a deputation of quarrymen came to see him with a view to getting a trade union recognised .
22 Thus it is said that a particular decision was taken by Sir Bryan Carsberg rather than by Oftel .
23 It is said that a British ornithologist asked his aborigine guide what the birds were and the guide said , in aboriginese , ‘ good food ’ : I suppose we 're lucky he did n't say ‘ birds , you dickhead ’ .
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 is said that the prison director steals the fuel to warm his own house in Meknes .
26 When it is said that the continuation of the sterling area was an ‘ implicit ’ decision ( in sharp contrast to the debates on overseas expenditure ) the point being made is that this continuation was not the result , it would seem , of any debate within the Attlee government .
27 Although these cheeses are very popular in Europe ( it is said that the average German eats 5kg/11lb of quark a year , accounting for half their cheese intake ) they may become a passing fad of the era of nouvelle cuisine in the UK .
28 It is said that the men of Israel are to prepare themselves for three days for this awesome disclosure of God by not going near a woman ( Exod.
29 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 .
30 These men will not readily wear garment of crotal when going to sea , as it is said that the crotal plant was plucked from the rocks and will therefore return to the rocks .
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