Example sentences of "[adv] be said [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The same can not be said for left handers since the mean observed frequency is greater than 50 per cent .
3 Unfortunately , the same can not be said of British primary legislation , where ascertaining the date of commencement can be a substantial problem .
4 But the same can not be said of twentieth-century Christianity , which is why the type of doubt we are now considering is so prevalent .
5 It can already be said with virtual certainty that lamb will never be as cheap again .
6 Whereas the same can hardly be said of other worries , worries ( for instance ) about deception and decay .
7 The same can also be said of physical science : despite the apparent breadth of the course , students felt that they had little control over their learning .
8 The Rovers return , it might justifiably be said for 28-year-old Mimms has just bought the pub next to the house where he was born .
9 The same can then be said of social and stylistic factors .
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