Example sentences of "be say [that] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Has it been said that they hope to repeat the experience or ? |
| 2 | It has been said that they show up as a striking pair with powers of × 12 or more . |
| 3 | As manufacturers of all kinds of stringed instruments , Harmony concentrated on mass production and made relatively cheap instruments ( it 's been said that they sat somewhere between Kay and Gibson ) . |
| 4 | In another age and another society it might have been said that they loved each other . |
| 5 | It has been said that what made John F Kennedy great was that he was the right man in the right place at the right time . |
| 6 | Oh , we got plenty of help , and of course , it 's always been said that you do n't reveal a man 's past until he 's been found guilty of an offence , but our magistrates were all local shopkeepers you know |
| 7 | It has been said that he understood the psychology of an orchestra better than almost any other conductor . |
| 8 | It has been said that he gave too much of himself in his idealistic way , and that the ‘ political football ’ aspects of the CBC in eastern Canada , where he was finally transferred , caused a breakdown in health and his early retirement . |
| 9 | It has been said that he provided no leadership and lacked control of the episcopate , and it is clear that he waited on events in 1326–7 , only casting his lot with Isabella and Mortimer when the king 's cause was obviously lost . |
| 10 | It has often been said that he did not really have any very clear idea of what he wanted from his Council ; and as far as content goes , that may be true . |
| 11 | Well you do know th th that you 're saying that they want to make a particular point strongly and er that that might involve erm an elephant in of bad taste in order to make it striking and to make people look at it and think about it . |
| 12 | We 're saying that we 've got two of our our particular sub-patterns matching . |
| 13 | It 's very difficult , because you 're , again , I mean , we 're saying that we do n't get positive feedback , how many of us truthfully give positive feedback through to our staff ? |
| 14 | ‘ Now we 're saying that there has to be a complete ban on overtime and that they should resist moral blackmail . ’ |
| 15 | you 're , you 're , you 're saying that I 've got to do ? |
| 16 | Alan me for me , mathematical but I accept what you 're saying that you mean numerical for most of that alphabetical as as opposed |
| 17 | ‘ You 're saying that you 've not seen him since I half carried him out of your place early yesterday ? ’ |
| 18 | You 're saying that you came here to help me , but why would you do that ? |
| 19 | Well you 're , you 're saying that you build up information about so you 're actually writing that information on these |
| 20 | and , I am saying that they have n't got the lease |
| 21 | ‘ The man is saying that you keep the noise down , and I am saying that you do what the man says . ’ |
| 22 | Many of us are saying that we 've had enough . |
| 23 | Non-users are saying that they need to seek information but the catalogue does not contribute to fulfilling that need . |
| 24 | In other words , not only do we not have in front of us an exact cost for the works that are being voted through in this Bill — we have to go on the basis of an outdated figure of £1.4 billion , which is in itself an enormous amount — but the Government are saying that they do not have the foggiest idea whether the amount involved will accord with their investment criteria . |
| 25 | ‘ You are saying that you did not see your brother alive again after the meal you had together yesterday evening . |
| 26 | Do n't clench your fists tensely , or get so enthusiastic about what you are saying that you wave your arms about and knock over the wine . |
| 27 | Well yes , yes in terms it sounds mos most confusing compared with a straightforward business world but if , if , if the campaign are saying that it 's got to be this way for legal reasons they 're not prepared to accept it . |
| 28 | Gazza reacted angrily as he explained : ‘ I 've just been told that English journalists are saying that I threw my bib down because Zoff said I was out of the side . |
| 29 | Others had been saying that nobody wore the Party badge any longer in Munich and that ‘ for a long while not a single person had believed anything the Führer had said ’ . |
| 30 | No , I 've been saying they booked me about two months ago and I 've been saying that they have a deposit |