Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] be say [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the freedom which the parties enjoy in a common law system in the matter of gathering evidence , their resort to foreign procedures could not be said to interfere with English procedures or the control over those procedures which the English court would exercise . |
| 2 | A review of recent research led Coleman ( 1986 ) to conclude that reminiscence therapy could not be said to stand on a very solid base , and that it is important not to make generalizations about the value of reminiscence to any particular individual . |
| 3 | Answer ( b ) is an example of ellipsis because does can not be said to substitute for sing in the above question . |
| 4 | Since Raymond Oliver 's assertion to the effect that your , dairyman always has one of the great vintages of French Gruyère can not be said to apply to any of my dairymen both the questions of authenticity and of relative skill with the fondue set are academic . |
| 5 | As long as expenditure can not be said to apply in support of specific candidates , national party campaigns do not fall foul of the election finance restrictions . |