Example sentences of "that [vb mod] be said [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were exceptions , recognised by the statute and the courts , but this was not such a case ; all that could be said was that economic damage , perhaps very severe , might be done to the defendant if publicity were not withheld . |
| 2 | All that can be said is that Labour has lost elections in the past when the press was more favourable than it now is . |
| 3 | The most that can be said is that S.I.B . |
| 4 | The best that can be said is that to appeal to such a wide diversity of patrons he clearly possessed some very rare talent indeed . |
| 5 | Whether this justifies the conclusion of Esther Moir that " The most that can be said is that on and off the bench , the Justices interposed between the parish overseer and his helpless victim " is uncertain . |