Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] it is said that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little is known of their courtship but it is said that , for a brief time , they were happy . |
| 2 | Retribution soon followed , possibly by rock fall and it is said that Simon 's bones still lie a'mouldering it , the depths — no-one , you see , had the courage to go down into his mine and search for him . |
| 3 | Sheldon had become much attached to her during his time at the Lock Hospital and it is said that she asked him to embalm her body after her death , which he did . |
| 4 | The mermaid did indeed return to claim Lutey and it is said that every nine years hence , one of his descendants is lost at sea . |
| 5 | For a week they accepted generous hospitality and it is said that on the evening before the massacre their leader played cards with McIan and his family . |