Example sentences of "it is [adj] say that they " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the wisdom of hindsight it is easy to say that they should not have tried to raid there in the first place , but success had bred a certain arrogance . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 3 | Thus when a man 's vassals rebelled against him , it is possible to say that they were exerting , in due form , the ancient right of resistance , of diffidatio , or , with William of Malmesbury , that they had proved swift to break faith . |
| 4 | So , although it is not true to say that all tortoiseshell cats are females , it is true to say that they are all feminine — even the rare males . |
| 5 | If people are to be punished because they deserve it , it is natural to say that they should also be punished as severely as they deserve — that they should get their just deserts . |
| 6 | It is tempting to say that they have no function besides advancing the story or embellishing the characters , no value outside their immediate context . |
| 7 | ( It is tempting to say that they are rare , but the truth is that they only seem rare because we avoid them . ) |
| 8 | It is unnecessary for the purposes of this judgment to set out in any detail the content of these articles : it is sufficient to say that they question the propriety of certain investments made by the council of moneys in its superannuation fund , with Mr. Bookbinder as the prime mover , in three deals with Mr. Oyston or companies controlled by him . |