Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] not 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 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 . |
| 3 | This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , while his powers of mental control are impressive , this can not be said of his ability to control his physical body . |
| 6 | This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | This can not be said of Lagerfeld 's Chloe collection for next autumn . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Yet David Carlton feels that too much should not be made of the gathering of opposition to Chamberlain 's National government policy of appeasement . |
| 12 | Too much should not be made of this . |
| 13 | Too much should not be made of this polarization . |
| 14 | Too much need not be made of this , and the Roman calendar will suffice for all but the quite rarest occasions . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | That could not be said of the Cuban missile crisis which could be seen as President Kennedy 's determination to uphold the Monroe doctrine . |
| 17 | That could not be said of " value " in this case which is essentially a matter of opinion . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , that ca n't be said of you ! ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Erica herself was entirely honest , and worked hard for her causes , but the same could not be said of some of her associates . |
| 22 | Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The same could not be said of his stenographer , seated in front of him . |
| 25 | If Mosley came to fascism as a result of the failure of the process of British parliamentary politics to create the new society , the same could not be said of others , like Chesterton and Williamson , who had little or no contact with high politics . |
| 26 | The food was very good , and when we ended the meal our stomachs were full , but the same could not be said of our wallets unfortunately ! |
| 27 | The same could not be said of his companion — a tall , ravishing blonde with almond-shaped eyes and legs that went on forever , displayed to stunning effect in a little black figure-hugging dress that ended several inches above her knees . |
| 28 | Fortunately , the same ca n't be said of ‘ The Caterpillar ’ . |
| 29 | Fortunately , the same ca n't be said of ‘ The Caterpillar ’ . |
| 30 | For want of about £2 million , the same ca n't be said of the Vulcan Bomber . |