Example sentences of "it is [adv] said that [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yet it is normally said that it is a breach of an agent 's duty to act for competing principals . |
| 2 | It is frequently said that you can make statistics say what you want them to say . |
| 3 | It is also said that they are able to exercise an element of independent supervision over inside management . |
| 4 | It is also said that he leaves the defence undermanned , but neither charge was proved on Saturday as Barcelona rode adversity in an absorbing match that emphasised , as one knew it would , how hurried and imprecise so much of the British game has become and how necessary it is that we cherish such exceptions as Liverpool , Norwich and Nottingham Forest if the art is not essentially to be driven out . |
| 5 | It is usually said that they are quite passive at this stage . |
| 6 | It is often said that you can discover a great deal about a person 's character by the books on their shelves . |
| 7 | It is often said that it is not very easy to turn an omelette back into eggs . |
| 8 | It is often said that there can be no confidence in iniquity . |
| 9 | It is often said that anyone who works in intelligence for more than ten years becomes slightly crazy . |
| 10 | It is sometimes said that whoever keeps the minutes of a meeting holds the real power and in negotiating situations there is much truth in this . |
| 11 | It is sometimes said that our ‘ constitution ’ is now under stress as major changes occur far more rapidly than before in its written and unwritten parts . |
| 12 | It is truly said that he can go to bed at night with a clear sky as far as Home Affairs are concerned and wake up the next morning with a major crisis on his hands . |