Example sentences of "was said by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ecstasy of love being felt to rise through the body ‘ from the tips of the toes , to the tips of the fingers and from the heart to the head ’ was said by Anna Pavlova to be the essence of dance . |
| 2 | Mr Ra won his wager by building a 40-foot-high pyramid in Salt Lake City , making sacramental wine in it , and selling the stuff to religious groups — wine made in pyramids was said by the ancient Egyptians to have supernatural powers . |
| 3 | What was said by a single inhabitant of Berchtesgaden in March 1945 was a sentiment undoubtedly close to the hearts of most Germans at this time : ‘ If we 'd have imagined in 1933 how things would turn out , we 'd never have voted for Hitler . ’ |
| 4 | In this climate , Goebbels 's essay , ‘ The Jews are Guilty ’ , in Das Reich , with its express reference to Hitler 's ‘ prophecy ’ , was said by the SD do have ‘ found a strong echo ’ in the population , with critical comments coming from church-going circles . |
| 5 | Its spire was said by a contemporary guide to Oxford to form ‘ a conspicuous addition to the architectural adornments of the city ’ . |
| 6 | The medieval oak furniture , dark and glowing , was said by Mr Hulsby to look as if it were nourished on stout . |
| 7 | But it was said by many doubters that British Airways could never be privatised . |
| 8 | Later on the Empress installed a small private oratory in her apartments where a daily Mass was said by her own private chaplain . |
| 9 | Why the date 1785 was used is uncertain ; it was said by Professor J.G. Wright to commemorate the meeting of the Odiham Agricultural Society when the first mention of the idea of improving farriery was made , but the strong possibility remains that it was originally meant to be 1875 , the year the College received its Charter of Incorporation and adopted its coat of arms , and that someone corrected what was wrongly assumed to be an error . |
| 10 | He was not scholastically talented , and was said by some of his students to be a poor lecturer : ‘ Never was there a more irregular course of lectures , so that we scarcely knew what he was talking about ’ . |
| 11 | While there was , from the platform , evidence of considerable care and attention being paid to the potential physical hazards of the industry , little or nothing was said by the industry 's speakers about the effects of chemicals or their by-products on the environment . |
| 12 | It was said by one snobbish acquaintance that — ‘ There is no honour in dining with Piper for he invites everyone . ’ |
| 13 | Cedomir Biga , a Serbian who died on 2 September while detained by Croatian police in Dreznik , was said by police to have died from a heart attack . |
| 14 | I accept it because it was said by Breton whose opinions I respect greatly , but that 's all . |
| 15 | Before luncheon started , Grace was said by the Chaplain to the Lord Mayor the Venerable Archdeacon Doctor Brian Kirk-Duncan . |
| 16 | Having secured his new gun licence , however , the youth , who was said by the police to be ‘ nightly associated with a gang of Hooligans who undoubtedly used revolvers ’ , had then waltzed into such a commonplace retail outlet as a barber 's shop and purchased a five-chamber revolver . |
| 17 | As was said by the Royal Commission , the police should not , on a warrant to search for a stolen grand piano , look under the floorboards or in the water cistern . |
| 18 | The use of an appropriate context was said by respondents to be very important in motivating pupils . |
| 19 | Solemn Mass was said by the Archbishop of Lisbon , who was assisted by a crew of pink-capped bishops , monsignors and one of the priests of the newly formed Society of Jesus . |
| 20 | The decision in Gillian has now been overruled by statute : see section 2(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 ; Electrical , Electronic , Telecommunication and Plumbing Union v. Times Newspapers Ltd. [ 1980 ] Q.B. 585 ; but that in no way detracts from the persuasive force of what was said by Uthwatt J. in Gillian . |
| 21 | In their approach to the irregularities which have been discussed their Lordships gladly adopt what was said by the High Court of Australia in Davies v. The King ( 1937 ) 57 C.L.R. 170 , 180 , and cited with approval by the Jamaican Court of Appeal in Reg. v. Grant and Hewitt , 12 J.L.R. 585 , 591 : |
| 22 | These words , which reflect what was said by Sir George Jessel M.R. in 1879 , seem to be wholly consistent not just with the wording of section 236 but also with the purposes of the administration as set out in section 8(3) of the Act of 1986 and in particular : |
| 23 | To adapt what was said by Lloyd L.J . |
| 24 | However , in Pickstone v. Freemans Plc. [ 1989 ] A.C. 66 this House , in construing a statutory instrument , did have regard to what was said by the Minister who initiated the debate on the regulations . |
| 25 | If it is not permissible to take into account what was said by the Financial Secretary , I remain of the same view . |
| 26 | I do not think that this question was resolved in Thomas by what was said by Lord Griffiths though Lord Ackner 's reference to judicial review is in general terms . |
| 27 | Instead royal power passed now to Alhred , a representative , according to the Anglian genealogies , of a quite separate line of descent from Ida though the way one annalist observes that Alhred was said by some to be of the lineage of Ida implies that he was regarded by others as an intruder into the kingship ( see Appendix , Fig. 9 ) . |
| 28 | In Campbell v. Neilson ( 1897 ) 24 R. ( J. ) 28 , where the circumstances were similar , it was said by Lord Justice-General Robertson at p. 30 : " It is the transferee alone who can lawfully carry on business in the premises under the certificate . |
| 29 | However deeply involved she might be in her own conversation she rarely missed anything that was said by those around her . |
| 30 | But Edward was said by his friends to have business sense , and to be able to make things work . |