Example sentences of "it [be] said [that] [ex0] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll go for small birds , insects and even worms — but then , it 's said that there 's as much protein in a decent-sized earthworm as in quarter of a pound of beef , so it must be nourishing , if not very appetising by most people 's standards ! |
| 2 | It is said that there were four breeds in Ireland by 1835 : the Longhorn , the Kerry , the Moil and the Old Irish . |
| 3 | It is said that there are surviving accounts of repair work done to the mill both in 1744–5 and 1751–3 . |
| 4 | It is said that there is an ancient burial ground on one of the farms — supposedly haunted ! |
| 5 | I shall here consider three such attempts to connect past and present : firstly , that which I shall call a ‘ kairos ’ approach , in which the past is basically normative but it is said that there can be development ; secondly , that which I shall call the ‘ golden thread ’ approach , in which a leading motif is lifted out of the past and applied in another situation ; thirdly , that which I shall call an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position , in which essentially authority is seen to lie in the present but there is not perceived to be any fundamental clash with the past . |
| 6 | It is said that there are exceptions to this rule and that the following persons can sue for trespass although they had not possession — ( a ) A trustee against any third person who commits a trespass to trust chattels in the hands of the beneficiary . |
| 7 | It is said that there is a spell within the music , and that they always spin it for the true heir , and that it protects that heir throughout his life . |
| 8 | As Guth has remarked , " It is said that there 's no such thing as a free lunch . |
| 9 | It is said that there is now a comic for everyone and indeed the gay and black communities have thriving titles . |
| 10 | It was said that there ought to be more sharing and swapping , in the name of change , equality and the exploration of the self . |
| 11 | An interlocutory injunction was sought , but not granted by the court , where it was said that there had been a breach , but that an injunction would not be granted on a balance of convenience . |
| 12 | In Hammond , above , it was said that there was no making off when the creditor allowed the accused to leave . |
| 13 | In Aspinall v Sterling Mansell Ltd [ 1981 ] 3 All ER 866 it was said that there is a difference in kind between an ordinary medical examination and one involving experimenting or a diagnostic procedure . |
| 14 | Their main aim was not to obtain compensation — it was said that there was no prospect of recovering damages from Mr Anderson — but to rectify what they regarded as the injustice of his acquittal . |