Example sentences of "be say [that] [pers pn] [be] [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 It must also be said that they were not alone in their efforts to secure the Francoist state against those it branded as " anti-Spain " .
2 It will be said that we are not doing justice to the viewpoint of the opposing group .
3 Given that we may have yet more to learn about human reproduction , it must be said that it is not a case of ‘ views ’ which may or may not be right .
4 The main advantage of this type of support is that it keeps the joint warm , but it has to be said that it is not really suitable for more recent or severe injuries .
5 The extent of the duty to state reasons thus varies according to the nature and context of the measure in question , and it may be said that it is not required to go into matters of detail to a disproportionate extent .
6 But it needs to be said that it is not a belief that Richards himself takes for granted .
7 As the Court of Appeal put it : ‘ Somebody was not telling the truth and it could not be said that it was not a relevant matter for the jury to be told that one man had been dishonest in the past . ’
8 Though I thought the above observation worthy of a mini-publication , it might be said that it was not all that surprising .
9 ‘ Never let it be said that I 'm not aware of your good points , ’ he drawled .
10 The judges would , in effect , be saying that they were not willing to sanction the disbarment of a barrister pursuant to unfair procedures , and would be insisting that the matter should be handled again more appropriately .
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