Example sentences of "rumour [vb -s] [pron] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bazaar rumour has it that as many as 100 of these anti-American clerics have been locked away ; but the government has taken no public stand against them . |
| 2 | Rumour has it that Stevo ( below ) signed some of his first acts , including Soft Cell , while standing on his head . |
| 3 | Rumour has it that Bonaparte has panicked and ordered the retreat . |
| 4 | Rumour has it that Spain , off whose coast Britain dumps nuclear waste each summer , may support a ban as well . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've been seen around London lately with both John D. Hansom and Roderick Luckey , and rumour has it that both men want to marry you . |
| 6 | ( Rumour has it that a diet of Scottish scones and cookies can alleviate some of the effects of lead . |
| 7 | Rumour has it that he has taken up residence in the port of Leith , near enough to Edinburgh but , should matters go wrong , the best place for his departure by land or sea . |
| 8 | Rumour has it that The High had all been living separate musical lives — Andy in particular having just split with the Stone Roses — when they met in Manchester 's Hacienda club , and decided to put a new band together … |
| 9 | In other words , a bit of a mess , and rumour has it that the thing was virtually unplayable . |
| 10 | Yes , it 's pricey , but it is still a fairly exclusive instrument ( though rumour has it that the Japanese will be issuing their ‘ 51 Reissue some time in the future ) . |
| 11 | Western Province are in the same boat , and rumour has it that the little general , Dawie Snyman , will replace Hannie Bekker this season . |
| 12 | But rumour has it that a sevens tournament is going to be organised in Moscow in September to decide who takes over the Soviet place : Russia , Ukraine , Georgia , Latvia or Kazakhstan . |
| 13 | Rumour has it that he contracted a venereal disease at some point and sought medical treatment . |
| 14 | Rumour has it that episodes of Coronation St. are to be shown in Russia … |
| 15 | Groan — rumour has it that the stars of art porn slick The Lover ( Tony Leung Jane March ) ‘ were n't faking it ’ in their love scenes ( yeah , yeah ) . |
| 16 | Rumour has it that ‘ Cope ’ , brilliant as it is , might not end up on the Aunts ' album , such is the ‘ glut ’ of material available . |
| 17 | Rumour has it that most of them are unhedged at these levels : they did not expect the currency to rise this far . |
| 18 | But beware — the Black Night 's ghoulish cohorts are everywhere , and rumour has it that they 've been dabbling in the dark arts … |
| 19 | Well apparently rumour has it that the doctor at the hospital who dealt with these last cases was saying words to the effect that er Jonathan just put Jonathan in a situation and he 'd keep the hospital in business for evermore . |
| 20 | Rumour has it that the new product will have two inferfaces — the familiar character-based screen and a GUI lookalike , with button bars and WYSIWYG editing . |
| 21 | Rumour has it that it is not his child . |
| 22 | Rumour has it that Sierra were then approached by IBM themselves , to produce a product that would take advantage of the colour graphic features of their forthcoming wonder machine the IBM PCjr . |
| 23 | Rumour has it that the barbecue team is ready and willing to provide its services to Aberdeen on request . |
| 24 | ‘ I have no idea as yet , but rumour has it that you are . |
| 25 | And rumour has it that the big-name band will be outrageous rockers Guns N' Roses . |
| 26 | Oh rumour has it that her husband was in the forces |
| 27 | Rumour 'as it that Maitland only went ter the fights ter get all the evidence 'e could . |