Example sentences of "[be] said with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Family prayers must have been said with particular fervour that night but it was n't only the dramatic episode that drove Ella Burrows to her knees . |
| 2 | For example , if all syllables are said with low pitch except for one said with high pitch , then the high-pitched syllable will be heard as stressed and the others as unstressed . |
| 3 | Obviously , single-syllable words present no problems — if they are pronounced in isolation they are said with primary stress . |
| 4 | Still , some things may be said with reasonable assurance . |
| 5 | Mr Sheffield said as Mr Elderfield was not complying with his medication it may well be that he had some form of epileptic fit but it could not be said with complete confidence . |
| 6 | It can already be said with virtual certainty that lamb will never be as cheap again . |
| 7 | ‘ She can twist me round her little finger ’ , is said with glowing pride . |
| 8 | It was said with studied politeness . |