Example sentences of "[coord] it [was/were] say that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willie Baxter was gripped by fear , he did n't understand it , he hated the dark tunnels , he stopped walking and the noise stopped ; by now Willie was probably near the point where the tunnels passed under the River Clyde and it was said that it was possible to hear the sound of a ship 's propeller whenever a vessel passed overhead . |
| 2 | Reeves-Smith was an inveterate buyer of books , and it was said that he bought a hotel in Seaford , Sussex , to accommodate his library . |
| 3 | Now this Baba Yaga lived in a hut in the forest , and it was said that she ate men up as if they were chickens . |
| 4 | He died in penury in 1644 , and it was said that his daughters had to enter into service as paid gentlewomen in order to live . |
| 5 | The Queen returned , but it was said that she insisted that the Shah get rid of Gilda . |
| 6 | He had argued that the prints were not improperly taken but it was said that his possession must have originated in breach of trust , confidence or contract and , therefore , an injunction was granted preventing the exhibition . |
| 7 | Not only was he being fearfully indiscreet , but it was said that he had been foolish enough actually to marry her and to install her in a cottage in the palace grounds . |