Example sentences of "not be said [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many routes could not be said to form a coherent network , other than as InterCity connections to whom they did not now belong , and a few ( surprisingly few ) were in the mould of the traditional country branch line . |
| 2 | Though the novels of the Quartet are linked by common characters and motifs , they can not be said to have a continuous story line . |
| 3 | Since such orders are not the product of a directing intelligence they can not be said to have a particular purpose . |
| 4 | In 1910 few Liberals had argued for Home Rule in their election addresses or speeches , so they could not be said to have a clear mandate for it . |
| 5 | A rescuer who acts to save a person in danger and is injured , can not be said to exercise the free choice which is necessary for volenti . |