Example sentences of "said [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That may seem perverse , given what we have just said about the current scene , especially since we do not ourselves believe that states are the only important actors in international relations . |
| 2 | This idea that the essentials for salvation are never ‘ above reason ’ sits uneasily with what Locke has already said about the practical difficulty of working them out for oneself . |
| 3 | I agree with everything that the hon. Gentleman has said about the unacceptable level of unemployment in Northern Ireland . |
| 4 | First , much has been said about the immediate effects of industrial action on the process of the project . |
| 5 | ‘ A lot has been said about the marvellous people who do look after Down 's Syndrome babies . |
| 6 | It is these two rituals which will be the main focus of this essay , but before turning to their specific analysis a few more words need to be said about the general blood context and the male-female hierarchy at work within it . |
| 7 | He did not care whether or not Gunhilda had ever made her profession : she had worn the habit ; she had seemed to understand what Anselm had said about the religious life . |
| 8 | Little had been said about the other regional aspect represented by unemployment and economic decline in the Special Areas . |
| 9 | And it would have to be found er if we were to move to the er position that Mr Curtis has said about the total need , it would have to be found somewhere else . |
| 10 | However , to assert that there is a very great deal remaining to be said about the mutual effects of semantics and syntax may seem a bold claim , perhaps even a surprising one , given the number of those who have worked on both areas and the many publications with titles suggesting that the two have been linked inside their covers . |
| 11 | I thank my right hon. Friend for what he has just said about the vile allegations and lies against my hon. and learned Friend — I use both words advisedly — the Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) . |
| 12 | He remains synonymous with Manchester United which is more than will ever be said about the principal figures in that disturbing saga of boardroom intrigue which has been occupying our attention this season . |
| 13 | She tried to remember what Mrs Hollidaye had said about the many different ways of being brave . |
| 14 | First , however , something must be said about the existing patterns and trends of the curriculum in higher education . |
| 15 | There is very little to say about the new Robert Zemeckis film that has n't been said about the old one . |
| 16 | Lord Marshall had once said about the old Magnox stations that , even if they were n't economic now , there would still be ‘ jam tomorrow ’ . |
| 17 | But can the same be said about the social world ? |
| 18 | In view of what Marc had said about the next few days , Sarella was surprised when he sought her out before dinner . |
| 19 | What can be said about the biochemical mechanisms involved in the response , at any of the levels of cellular organization Kandel has studied ? |
| 20 | She said a real man is someone who knows what he 's about , who knows himself and can be relaxed about himself , and I think the same could be said about the ideal guest . |
| 21 | Whilst a number of writers have commented upon his contributions to debates upon current policy problems , little has been said about the theoretical basis of these contributions . |
| 22 | He looked serene — I know that is always said about the dead , and after all , how else would they look ? |
| 23 | It is also possible to feel , and to be told in London , that there was more to be said about the mad love than he allowed himself , or was in a position , to come up with . |
| 24 | Nothing had been said between the two friends , and Ella often wondered if she had imagined a situation which did not , in fact , exist . |
| 25 | Although , since she 'd once experienced the so-called ‘ real thing ’ — a wild , tempestuous tide of overwhelming emotion and desire , which had brought her nothing but misery and unhappiness — well , maybe there was something to be said for a warm , calm and friendly relationship … ? |
| 26 | Finally , there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived . |
| 27 | There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action . |
| 28 | The same can be said for the ME-10's overdrive ; again this sound is a matter of taste , although not really mine . |
| 29 | They did not seem to mind , each patting her head and calling out that her hair would soon grow , which was more than could be said for the balding bailiffs escorting them . |
| 30 | After all , if you had asked him , Boy would probably have said for the first time in his life , yes , thank you I am very happy . |