Example sentences of "it is [adv] said [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also said that girls are more verbally adept and can express complex concepts more readily than boys . |
| 2 | It is often said that opposites attract , but this does n't usually work with horses ; most people are happier with an animal whose temperament is similar to their own . |
| 3 | It is often said that women have greater access to housing in the public sector than men , or that housing officials tend to be more sympathetic to women . |
| 4 | It is often said that penalties automatically follow when blood appears following a facial attack , but this is an over-simplification . |
| 5 | It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel . |
| 6 | It is often said that children pick up and learn things much quicker than adults . |
| 7 | It is sometimes said that rules in the last two categories ‘ lack the force of law ’ , that is , they are not enforceable in a court . |
| 8 | It is sometimes said that butlers only truly exist in England . |
| 9 | It is sometimes said that judges are entitled to make extrajudicial statements critical of the existing law and advocating reform . |
| 10 | Even when this was not the overt purpose , research results have been used to justify particular aspects of women 's subordination : thus even today it is sometimes said that girls do n't become engineers because they lack spatial ability , or that their relative lack of aggression makes them less effective leaders . |