Example sentences of "properly be said [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | To talk of the presentation appearance , on the other hand , is to talk of something that can , itself , properly be said to be large , round , blue , and so on . |
2 | But other concerns seem to centre around whether animals might properly be said to be happy or free from worry' , not in the sense of being healthy and free from pain but rather with the human paradigm in mind . |
3 | The question which arises is whether the family proceedings court can make an order for no contact ; that is whether it could properly be said to be an order which was ‘ appropriate ’ with respect to the contact between the child and the parent . |
4 | We could only do so if in our view he was so clearly and outrageously wrong that his decision could properly be said to be irrational . |
5 | Can this properly be said to be the case with a play such as Doctor Faustus ? |