Example sentences of "it is [adv] say [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Yet it is normally said that it is a breach of an agent 's duty to act for competing principals .
2 It is frequently said that you can make statistics say what you want them to say .
3 It is also said that they are able to exercise an element of independent supervision over inside management .
4 It is also said that he leaves the defence undermanned , but neither charge was proved on Saturday as Barcelona rode adversity in an absorbing match that emphasised , as one knew it would , how hurried and imprecise so much of the British game has become and how necessary it is that we cherish such exceptions as Liverpool , Norwich and Nottingham Forest if the art is not essentially to be driven out .
5 It is usually said that they are quite passive at this stage .
6 It is often said that you can discover a great deal about a person 's character by the books on their shelves .
7 It is often said that it is not very easy to turn an omelette back into eggs .
8 It is truly said that he can go to bed at night with a clear sky as far as Home Affairs are concerned and wake up the next morning with a major crisis on his hands .
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