Example sentences of "this [vb mod] not [be] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , while his powers of mental control are impressive , this can not be said of his ability to control his physical body . |
| 5 | This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This can not be said of Lagerfeld 's Chloe collection for next autumn . |
| 9 | 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 . |