Example sentences of "it [is] sometimes [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's sometimes thought that this type of research takes place mainly in universities and institutes of higher education . |
| 2 | It is sometimes assumed that this outside world , composed of external structures and processes , exists at some level above that of the actor 's home ground . |
| 3 | As for David Hume himself , it is sometimes said that that great Scottish philosopher disposed of the Argument from Design a century before Darwin . |
| 4 | It is sometimes said that all religion is mythological in form , and operates through concrete stories and symbols ; that religion must necessarily have what I have called a vehicle and that there can be no pure awareness of God . |
| 5 | It is sometimes said that few young people get involved in CPRW 's work , but this is certainly not the case at our Annual Youth Environment Conference where this year , as ever , 100% of the delegates were under 21 ! |
| 6 | It is sometimes said that this is a novel view of the question , that until very recently all political theorists believed in a general obligation to obey the law . |
| 7 | It is sometimes said that this appalling performance by the British economy in the early 1990s has been ‘ imported ’ from a world recession . |
| 8 | It is sometimes implied that all this changed when that shrewd lawyer , John XXII , became pope , yet he readily promoted a number of Edward 's episcopal candidates ; moreover , from John , no less than from Clement , Edward II received the bounty of papal taxation of the clergy . |
| 9 | It is sometimes implied that such incidents , and delinquencies in general , have become more ‘ serious ’ or ‘ violent ’ over time . |
| 10 | It is sometimes objected that this ‘ middle-range ’ theory is an overbold generalization of the American scene . |