Example sentences of "it is said that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Far East it is said that a girl is not eligible for marriage until she can cook a perfect bowl of rice . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | It is said that a deputation of quarrymen came to see him with a view to getting a trade union recognised . |
| 9 | Thus it is said that a particular decision was taken by Sir Bryan Carsberg rather than by Oftel . |
| 10 | 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 ’ . |