Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb mod] be say [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Seventh Day Adventists were the favoured race skippers — they did n't drink , which was more than could be said for the lighter crews . |
2 | Which was more than could be said for Mr Gittings , the decorator . |
3 | They did not seem to mind , each patting her head and calling out that her hair would soon grow , which was more than could be said for the balding bailiffs escorting them . |
4 | Which was more than could be said for Geoff Tulloch . |
5 | It was short and straight , which was more than could be said for her mouth , which was curvy and rather wider than it should have been for her ashen , wedge-shaped face . |
6 | He had courage , dignity and class , which was more than could be said of some of his judges . |