Example sentences of "it is [adv] say [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 It is also said that Jacqueline had begun writing to a young Glaswegian who really was in prison .
2 It is also said that Moorcroft was shocked to find that his co-professor was wholly ignorant of all veterinary matters ; yet Moorcroft and Coleman had negotiated the terms of their joint appointment , and it is inconceivable that Moorcroft could have remained unaware of his future colleague 's lack of veterinary knowledge .
3 It is often said that Britain 's membership of the Community is good for British business , and attention is drawn to the volume of our trade with the Community .
4 It is often said that Godiva chocolates should not be valued in pounds , but rather in carats .
5 It is often said that Yugoslavia exports lower-quality products to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe than to the West .
6 We go further , and it is often said that God has revealed his Spirit as much in Buddhism and Hinduism as in Christianity ; indeed , as much in atheism as in theism .
7 It is sometimes said that Watkins adopted such a variety of markers , including features of all types and ages , that his ideas can be discredited on this point alone .
8 Thus it is claimed that God is perfectly just , where we are imperfectly so — indeed it is sometimes said that God is ‘ justice ’ or ‘ justice itself ’ .
9 Though it is sometimes said that Hilbert 's theorem killed invariant theory , this is not entirely correct .
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