Example sentences of "this can [adv] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , while his powers of mental control are impressive , this can not be said of his ability to control his physical body . |
| 4 | This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This can not be said of Lagerfeld 's Chloe collection for next autumn . |
| 8 | By raising and lowering the handle it is possible to follow the contours of the shape , and though this can also be said of a normal chisel , I enjoyed being able to concentrate solely on the chisel edge , as if whittling . |
| 9 | This can also be said of many of the larger species of Cichlasoma which often end up as pets for a number of reasons . |
| 10 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |
| 11 | This can hardly be said for composers such as Webern , whose fifty-odd songs have accompaniments which are almost undistinguishable one from another and are certainly unmemorable . |
| 12 | Surely this can only be said by those ministers or officials who ( however well meaning ) are themselves ‘ out of touch ’ . |