Example sentences of "it [is] said [that] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It 's said that you will always remember your first time .
2 It 's said that he first traced the outline for his ladylike creation around a tall woman friend .
3 Willis was blamed for costly delays that plagued filming throughout , and it 's said that he antagonized his co-stars by constantly ad-libbing during takes , leaving the other actors speechless .
4 It 's said that your new play ‘ The Power Of Darkness ’ deals with a world where sexual ignorance turns men and women into adversaries and where the irrational fear of famine turns into irrational greed .
5 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 !
6 It is said that nothing so concentrates a man 's mind as the knowledge that he is to be hanged in the morning .
7 ( 3 ) Even if the nature of these qualities of pleasure and pain are themselves unproblematic , it is said that what people want ( or want to avoid ) is not necessarily any kind of private experience , but just as often objective states of affairs in the public world , and it is thought no less reasonable to take account of wants of this sort than those for private experiences .
8 And it is said that her sister , the Lady Isabella Thynne , saw the like of herself also , before she died .
9 It is said that they place great strains on family life , and people feel they would be unable to cope with a mentally handicapped child .
10 But that Moorish Negress was so skilful in drawing the Turkish bow , that it was held for a marvel , and it is said that they called her in Arabic Nugueymat Turya , which is to say , the Star of the Archers .
11 In the jargon it is said that they can not even get on the Masters and Johnson ‘ ski-slope ’ , let alone start down it .
12 It is said that they would increase the cost of petrol by 20p a gallon .
13 It is said that they learn to ride before they learn to walk , and this is almost true .
14 It is said that they play none really well but this was not true of Tom who looked like becoming a child virtuoso of the flute .
15 Furthermore , of the apostles it is said that they are to go out and bear witness to Jesus .
16 It is said that they should have done so , especially as there were circumstances which might have put and should , it is said , have put experienced medical staff on inquiry .
17 It is said that they were friendly and ready to be pleased by everything .
18 ‘ The Hindus venerate oxen , ’ he wrote , ‘ and it is said that they actually drink the oxen 's urine when they fall sick . ’
19 It is said that one can not go anywhere — I know that this was true in west Africa — without meeting someone from Upton who will give good and wise advice .
20 Sheldon had become much attached to her during his time at the Lock Hospital and it is said that she asked him to embalm her body after her death , which he did .
21 Maria ( whose name is pronounced ‘ Mah-Rye-Yah ’ , as in ‘ Black Maria ’ ) is the daughter of a Bean Street neighbour , and suddenly without provocation it is said that she starts an uproar of a fight in which Mrs Jenkins is stabbed .
22 Presumably , since it is said that she lived to 127 , her sixties would be equivalent to our thirties or forties .
23 An example of the first might be Mrs Thatcher , insofar as it is said that she dominated her Cabinets .
24 It is said that she leaves her ahi-ka ( burning fire ) and becomes an ahi-tere ( unstable fire ) .
25 It is said that there were four breeds in Ireland by 1835 : the Longhorn , the Kerry , the Moil and the Old Irish .
26 It is said that there are surviving accounts of repair work done to the mill both in 1744–5 and 1751–3 .
27 It is said that there is an ancient burial ground on one of the farms — supposedly haunted !
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 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 .
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