Example sentences of "and it is said [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that Moorish Negress was so skilful in drawing the Turkish bow , that it was held for a marvel , and it is said that they called her in Arabic Nugueymat Turya , which is to say , the Star of the Archers . |
| 2 | Gwennap Pit was originally an amphitheatre created by mining subsidence , and it is said that tinners held their cock-fighting ‘ mains ’ ( matches ) in it , but in the eighteenth century John Wesley preached his fiery sermons to the large crowds of tinners and their families who gathered here . |
| 3 | The potential for growth had been retained and it is said that some of today 's bulls gain weight faster than continental breeds such as the Charolais ; the meat itself is now of much better quality . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The huntsman could then claim the dragon 's treasure hoard , and it is said that many of the noble houses of England were thus financed . |
| 6 | And it is said that her sister , the Lady Isabella Thynne , saw the like of herself also , before she died . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Many takeovers in Europe are friendly and it is said that two in three are negotiated without merchant bankers . |
| 10 | What is now being sought is , in a sense , a reversal of that development , in a particular type of case ; and it is said that it is too late to take that step . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ The Hindus venerate oxen , ’ he wrote , ‘ and it is said that they actually drink the oxen 's urine when they fall sick . ’ |
| 13 | Alf had married quite early in his career , and it is said that his son , also Alfred , was an even more talented player . |