Example sentences of "be said [prep] be [adj] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | In adjudicating , a meaning is attributed to a rule of law which can not be said to be correct or incorrect . |
| 2 | I mean I know an awful lot of people outside Harlow who who come here but Harlow people could be said to be apathetic or not being marketed rightly . |
| 3 | Is saying , ‘ Oh , I 'm so tired ’ natural tiredness-behaviour for us , in spite of the fact that ‘ I 'm tired ’ , unlike yawning , even pretence yawning , can be said to be true or false ? |
| 4 | But other concerns seem to centre around whether animals might properly be said to be happy or free from worry' , not in the sense of being healthy and free from pain but rather with the human paradigm in mind . |
| 5 | Consider the extent to which the approach can be said to be atomistic or holistic , bottom-up or top-down . |
| 6 | Some change is certainly necessary , but by itself can not be said to be sufficient or specific . |