Example sentences of "be [verb] that [art] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has sometimes been claimed that the village is a peculiarly English invention . |
| 2 | In biological writing it has often been said that a character is advantageous or detrimental to a species . |
| 3 | It has been said that a person is judged by the company he keeps . |
| 4 | . A group set up not too far away from here in Newark said that the erm , It has been said that the river is worse now than it 's ever been in history . |
| 5 | It has always been said that the House is concerned with the rights of individuals and that any injustice , or possible injustice , to an individual is as much the concern of the House of Commons as is injustice to a large number of people . |
| 6 | There are two types of patentable invention , a product invention and a process invention , and it has been said that an invention is a new way of making something old or an old way of making something new . |
| 7 | Particularly since the Second World War and the advent of television , with its concentration on individuals and the personalization of political issues , it has been argued that the system is becoming increasingly presidential . |
| 8 | On such grounds it has been argued that the novel is not authentic communication , notably by the Marxist critic Walter Benjamin . |
| 9 | Indeed , it has been argued that the government is the most likely source of excess demand inflation : through its policy measures , it can finance its own spending by raising taxes , by borrowing or by printing money . |
| 10 | It has been argued that the scheme is geared too closely to the needs of the industrial worker disabled by accident or disease in middle life , who , following full medical care and rehabilitation , needs help in returning to the routine of work , in adjusting to disability and in finding new skills within his or her capacity . |
| 11 | It is only if all these conditions are met that the adult is likely to respond appropriately ( see acts performed by children 's first words , Chapter 3 ) . |
| 12 | I am told that a modification is being worked on that will stop the engine rotating in the glide . |
| 13 | I am told that a baby is due to be born in September 1992 . |
| 14 | ‘ If I am told that the economy is much worse than the Government has said … there 's something wrong with the way things are run in this country . |
| 15 | I am told that the authority is not answering the telephone and that is not good enough . |
| 16 | I know what I see when I look at the grass and I have been told that the colour is called ‘ green ’ . |
| 17 | We have been told that the case is of no interest to Mr. Bell , he now being in custody in relation to other matters . |
| 18 | The Liberal Democrat conference has been told that the party is on the verge of a breakthrough in the Central South region . |
| 19 | Writers on policy analysis are agreed that a policy is something more than a decision . |
| 20 | All are agreed that the orang-utan is the great ape most distantly connected with man . |
| 21 | ‘ I may not be of your persuasion but tonight I have been persuaded that the world is reaching a turning-point in its history and that the ancient biblical promise to your people is about to be redeemed . |
| 22 | As you can imagine , they are expecting that the course is going to be a popular one and so would-be students are required to pass an audition . |
| 23 | It has often been noted that the disease is rarely contracted by medical , clerical or other visitors who do n't eat and drink in the sickroom . |
| 24 | On the basis of this evidence , it has been suggested that poverty is the primary cause of the failure to seek legal advice , and it has been proposed that the failure is due to a lack of ‘ legal competence ’ among the less affluent who suffer not only from lack of money , but also from lack of influence , lack of energy and lack of awareness . |
| 25 | You are saying that the answer is to do that which is inherently contradictory , to make the silent majority speak , to make the average the exception and so on . |
| 26 | The Health and Safety Executive ( HSE ) are saying that the situation is depressing , with a lack of effective control . |
| 27 | With this available , the main concerns are to ensure that the tank is large enough and that sufficient head is maintained in the supply line to keep the tank full . |
| 28 | Might not the Buddha have been saying that the self is none of these constituents , nor all of them in combination , but something other , something that owns , uses and directs these faculties ? |
| 29 | The role of the LEA in monitoring and evaluation should be to see that the work is done within schools and to provide support and expert advice . |
| 30 | Not that I 'm suggesting that a partnership is an investment against the ills of old age , only that it can help smooth the way , comfort a little . |