Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [adv] [be] [verb] of " in BNC.

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1 She knew he was hiding something from her about the cat , something nasty , that should not be spoken of , she was sure .
2 This may also be said of the fibre intake in man where we generally eat a low fibre diet but evolved eating a high fibre diet .
3 This should not be suspected of being a new , strange phenomenon ; it is no more than an adjectival version of a syntactic process that is actually very common in more extended phrases , such as : ( 4 ) oddly familiar faces sadly indifferent spectators slightly old-fashioned courtesy Here , one property-word is qualified by another , which therefore does not apply directly to the noun ( or the entity behind it ) ; the faces are in fact definitely not odd , nor are the spectators sad , and there is no reason to suppose that the courtesy in the third case is slight .
4 This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect .
5 Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee .
6 Unfortunately , while his powers of mental control are impressive , this can not be said of his ability to control his physical body .
7 This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules .
8 This can not be said of the relational algebra and it is more ‘ user friendly ’ than a straight relational calculus language such as QUEL or SCL .
9 And by doing so , The Accused rejects the assumptions of the other films , saying in effect that if this can not be said of this woman then it can never be said of any women in any situation .
10 This can not be said of Lagerfeld 's Chloe collection for next autumn .
11 That this can not be assumed of language , which appears to serve just such a purpose , has been illustrated very clearly by the linguist Lehrer in an analysis of the language used in the description of wines .
12 By raising and lowering the handle it is possible to follow the contours of the shape , and though this can also be said of a normal chisel , I enjoyed being able to concentrate solely on the chisel edge , as if whittling .
13 This can also be said of many of the larger species of Cichlasoma which often end up as pets for a number of reasons .
14 Yet David Carlton feels that too much should not be made of the gathering of opposition to Chamberlain 's National government policy of appeasement .
15 Too much should not be made of this .
16 Too much should not be made of this polarization .
17 Too much need not be made of this , and the Roman calendar will suffice for all but the quite rarest occasions .
18 Special safeguards will apply to protect employees of system operators to ensure that those who are careless or negligent will not be accused of criminal offences .
19 That could not be said of the Cuban missile crisis which could be seen as President Kennedy 's determination to uphold the Monroe doctrine .
20 That could not be said of " value " in this case which is essentially a matter of opinion .
21 ‘ Well , that ca n't be said of you ! ’
22 The same may also be said of the existence of a right of appeal .
23 The same must also be said of the Pastorale d'été and the Prélude , arioso et fugue , a transcription dating from 1936 of a piano piece composed four years earlier .
24 The committee resolved that as soon as the inventory was complete , such articles afterwards considered useless should not be disposed of until the committee itself had dealt with the matter .
25 One consequence was this : once it was accepted that scripture stood alone outside tradition , and could be interpreted correctly by anyone with a pure heart and God-given rationality , it was not too big a step to suggest that the same could also be said of nature .
26 Again , it 's hard to describe the tones , but imagine this treble pickup as a cross between a Strat and a Les Paul and you 're getting the idea , and the same could probably be said of the front humbucker .
27 Professor Rhys , of Cardiff Business School , points out that the Essex plant is in an area of low unemployment and that the same could not be said of the other big plants .
28 Erica herself was entirely honest , and worked hard for her causes , but the same could not be said of some of her associates .
29 Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often .
30 The Government 's policy on television in mainland Tanzania could be seen as anti-elitist ; the same could not be said of its policy on the press .
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