Example sentences of "[adv] [be] said [pron] [be] " in BNC.

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1 From what has already been said it is possible to gain a rough understanding of the second and third of these claims .
2 It may well be that the decision of a particular valuer appointed might fix the price and might be equally satisfactory to both : so it can hardly be said there is a difference between them .
3 It has also been said he is heir to the famous Gilbey gin family .
4 Simultaneously to starting a business , Louis started courting — and it can also be said he was piling-up a lot of trouble for himself .
5 Of a sudden the room was quiet , and when she turned from the mirror and stood before the three elderly sisters , it could almost be said there were tears in their eyes , and in her own .
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