Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [modal v] be said " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , for a short interlude , the religion of the monarch could be said to be neither papist nor Protestant ; and while it was safe to admit to either persuasion , it was wise to support neither too vigorously . |
| 2 | And what is said of the resurrection may be said of other miracles . |
| 3 | The strength of the culture may be said to lie in the convergence of these orientations — that is , they are compatible with and reinforce one another , and similarly are compatible with and are reinforced by the experience of history . |
| 4 | In this , the makers of the Revolution can be said to have played some part . |
| 5 | To some extent , an important factor is the computer program itself , whether it is a commonplace program , carrying out mundane operations , or whether it is designed to do something novel , whether the purpose of the program can be said to be in the nature of a trade secret . |
| 6 | There seems to be no sense in which the idea of the Commonwealth can be said to have developed from Indirect Rule , but the similarity of the language employed , and the fact that enthusiasts for one were usually enthusiasts for the other , would appear to suggest that the two ideas sprang from the same rich soil , composted over the years of imperial fact and imperial fancy . |
| 7 | Whilst any legal provisions concerned with the curriculum may be said to add further legitimacy to the instillation of moral , cultural and social values by the education system ( via the so-called ‘ affective curriculum ’ ) , there are provisions associated in a particularly identifiable way with certain values — for example , those concerned with sex and race equality , which may be said to have almost universal support amongst policy-makers and practitioners . |
| 8 | No-one whose home floats several floors above the ground can be said to own that home , since the law of England and Wales ties ownership rights to the land ! |
| 9 | The attitude towards science in the Eagle could be said to be typical of UK comics generally . |