Example sentences of "[adv] be said about " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same can not be said about languages in which the predicator frequently comes at the beginning of the clause and therefore represents an unmarked — or at least less marked — thematic choice . |
| 2 | He remains synonymous with Manchester United which is more than will ever be said about the principal figures in that disturbing saga of boardroom intrigue which has been occupying our attention this season . |
| 3 | But I suppose you could say that it was a war that needed fighting ; if that can ever be said about any war . ’ |
| 4 | But Fodor goes on to argue that much of what can be said about reflexes can also be said about processes which we would normally regard as ‘ cognitive ’ rather than ‘ neurological ’ or ‘ behavioural ’ : the parsing of heard sentences , for example . |
| 5 | I can not speak from experience but the same can probably be said about most instruments if used properly . |
| 6 | Nonetheless , having surveyed the yeomanry at length , Smith too reached the point beyond which he possessed little specific knowledge of the people under discussion , unless he felt that there was little that could usefully be said about those who had ‘ neither voice nor authority in the commonwealth , and no account is made of them but onelie to be ruled , not to rule others ’ . |
| 7 | The same can not yet be said about the idea of regression . |
| 8 | Guido paused and smiled a crude smile that suggested that the same could never be said about him . |