Example sentences of "[pers pn] is often said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beta has a B8-type spectrum , and is about 100 times as luminous as the Sun ; it is often said to be the only naked-eye star which is greenish in colour , though I have never noted this either with or without optical aid , and to me Beta always looks white . |
| 2 | It is often said of the Prime Minister that he retains all the instincts and skills which were politically honed during his time in the Whips ' Office . |
| 3 | It is often said about notorious criminals that they have no feelings . |
| 4 | It is often said in such circumstances that the shock of the news has been too great . |
| 5 | He is often said to be fixing a ‘ tariff ’ period ; and there is no harm in using that expression provided that one realises that it is the Home Secretary 's tariff , not the judges ' tariff . |