Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] may be say " in BNC.
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| 1 | This type of book may be said to ante-date the classical detective story , which we have called the template or original of most crime fiction . |
| 2 | The maleness of Christ may be said to form the linchpin of this picture . |
| 3 | Thus , Members of Parliament may be said to occupy much the same position with respect to the nationalised industries as do shareholders with respect to a joint stock company . |
| 4 | Since Wilson 's teachings were a principal inspiration for the Morgan school , the twentieth century science of genetics may be said to have arisen within his Weismannist programme for the integration of evolutionary and cytological theorizing ( Mayr , 1982 ) . |
| 5 | These exchanges may take the form of ‘ mock fighting ’ in which a clear set of rules may be said to operate . |