Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] not be say [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 That could not be said of the Cuban missile crisis which could be seen as President Kennedy 's determination to uphold the Monroe doctrine .
9 That could not be said of " value " in this case which is essentially a matter of opinion .
10 Professor Rhys , of Cardiff Business School , points out that the Essex plant is in an area of low unemployment and that the same could not be said of the other big plants .
11 Erica herself was entirely honest , and worked hard for her causes , but the same could not be said of some of her associates .
12 Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often .
13 The Government 's policy on television in mainland Tanzania could be seen as anti-elitist ; the same could not be said of its policy on the press .
14 The same could not be said of his stenographer , seated in front of him .
15 If Mosley came to fascism as a result of the failure of the process of British parliamentary politics to create the new society , the same could not be said of others , like Chesterton and Williamson , who had little or no contact with high politics .
16 The food was very good , and when we ended the meal our stomachs were full , but the same could not be said of our wallets unfortunately !
17 The same could not be said of his companion — a tall , ravishing blonde with almond-shaped eyes and legs that went on forever , displayed to stunning effect in a little black figure-hugging dress that ended several inches above her knees .
18 The same could not be said for the pre-tournament favourite , Jose Maria Olazabal , who added a 75 to his opening 76 .
19 Whereas a person involved in the American Mafia could say , quite reasonably , ‘ what 's all the fuss about , we only kill each other ’ , the same could not be said in defence of some corporate crimes .
20 The Class 321 units ( of which the first was delivered in September 1988 ) , were an immediate success , but the same can not be said of the Class 442 ‘ Wessex Electrics ’ of which twenty-four five-car units should have been delivered in time for the May 1988 timetable .
21 Obviously , the same can not be said of Pound .
22 The same can not be said of Saatchi & Saatchi , once the darling of the stock market and counting the Conservative Party as one of its clients .
23 But the same can not be said of twentieth-century Christianity , which is why the type of doubt we are now considering is so prevalent .
24 The same can not be said of ozone , if used indiscriminately .
25 The same can not be said of the ruck/maul proposal .
26 If Marx 's humanitarianism contains a certain ambiguity , the same can not be said of Lenin .
27 The same can not be said of Finance Minister Vaclav Klaus , the monetarist architect of the reform .
28 The same can not be said of the ceremonial and ritual laws which occupy much of Leviticus and other parts of the Pentateuch .
29 The same can not be said of the keyboard itself which uses really nasty little keytops and has stick-on legends but at least they have been stuck on for you this time .
30 Unfortunately , the same can not be said of British primary legislation , where ascertaining the date of commencement can be a substantial problem .
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