Example sentences of "be say that [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could well be said that once the ‘ feel ’ of control is acquired then all you need is practice , and just like riding the bicycle , all the arm movements become a spontaneous impulse.But life is n't that easy , and in our experience , the ‘ prangs ’ have to be suffered before the ‘ knack ’ of dexterous control is accomplished . |
| 2 | In none of these cases could it be said that if a person entered the premises and caused a computer to exercise a function so as to reveal information , there had been access via one computer to another . |
| 3 | It might be said that if the police are aware that the procession is likely to take place because it has occurred in the past , the ‘ triggering ’ justification for requiring advance notice is satisfied , and the chief of police could require compliance by indicating to those who have organised such marches on previous occasions that he is prepared to use his powers under section 12 to ensure co-operation if necessary . |
| 4 | And , although it must be said that if the needs suggested by the report were met there would be many changes to existing reporting practices , it is also true that many of the needs rationalize the existing complexities of governmental accounting reports . |
| 5 | Although , it must be said that as the Teds walked out of the working-class districts of the major cities — first of all from the ‘ affluent ’ world of the Elephant and Castle in down-at-heel South London — they were unlikely candidates for the job of exemplifying the damaging effects of ‘ unaccustomed riches ’ and ‘ materialism without effort ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ You might not be saying that when the refugees come back from Australia , ’ Fergus said sourly . |
| 7 | The Committee is quoting the Heilbron Report , and appears to be saying that if the public thinks that a particular law covers certain activities and in fact it does cover these activities , then it should for that reason continue to cover only these activities . |