Example sentences of "the [noun sg] may [be] say [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The case may be said to be a good example of the stringency with which the courts scrutinise transactions of guarantee entered into at the instance of a debtor who is likely to be in a position to exert influence on the surety and in circumstances in which the surety can derive no conceivable benefit from the transaction .
2 Enough is enough , the president may be saying in his book and on the screen .
3 Even the solicitor and the author may be said to be employed — in the ‘ simple language … used and understood by ordinary literate men and women ’ — and if they are employed , their remuneration is surely earned ‘ in employment . ’
4 And what is said of the resurrection may be said of other miracles .
5 We need to hear what the Lord may be saying to us in all of this and be open to the challenge of church planting and the support of other fellowships around us .
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