Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [adv] be said " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a Symposium organized to pay tribute to Darwin a hundred years after his death , it is perhaps permitted to expand on one tiny fragment of ecological research that may truly be said to have been directly stimulated by Darwin 's own writings , in particular by the paragraph quoted as heading to this paper . |
| 2 | He remains synonymous with Manchester United which is more than will ever be said about the principal figures in that disturbing saga of boardroom intrigue which has been occupying our attention this season . |
| 3 | A learner driver sitting behind the steering wheel is a driver even though the qualified driver has control of the vehicle as well and could also be said to be driving . |
| 4 | The resistance of Ulster had not been created by British Unionists and could hardly be said to depend on them , but the knowledge of support was certainly useful to Carson and Craig in giving their plans for rebellion an official look . |
| 5 | Bruges goes to bed early and can hardly be said to be throbbing with night-life . |
| 6 | Jesus is attached to him , but can hardly be said to confide in him . |
| 7 | As can properly be said , the answer just given to the logical question rests essentially on an explained notion of lawlike connection . |