Example sentences of "it said that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It said that strikes usually lasted five days but it could not differentiate between official and unofficial disputes . |
| 2 | It said that to publish the Data Sheet ‘ would be inappropriate … at this time ’ . |
| 3 | In Britton , the actions of the defendant took place late at night , and at some distance from the street , and the court took the view that these facts militated against calling this a distribution , although it said that had there been evidence that the documents were visible to whoever passed by , this might amount to publication , with which the particular defendant had not been charged . |
| 4 | It said that fears for public order would make a hearing undesirable . |
| 5 | But it said that to get at the root of the problem the Government had to tackle the whole issue of deprivation . |