Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] said in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often said in such circumstances that the shock of the news has been too great . |
| 2 | It is commonly said in the North East today that more miners ' children are teachers than miners . |
| 3 | It was freely said in the village that the blow to the reverend gentleman had been considerably softened by the terms of his late mother-in-law 's will . |
| 4 | It was also said in court she did n't habitually drink so heavily , but she and her friends were regular social drinkers . |
| 5 | It was only said in good fun , nothing malicious . |