Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In no sense could they be said to be members of industrial co-operatives : that is , of organisations set up for the manufacture of goods or the provision of services and wholly , or very largely , owned and ultimately controlled by those working in them . |
| 2 | May it be said of you that you found Paris stinking and left it sweet . ’ |
| 3 | It appears to me that the arguments which I have heard involve the consideration of three separate questions , namely : ( 1 ) does the ex turpi causa maxim and its related rules ( which I will refer to as ‘ the ex turpi causa defence ’ ) afford a defence to a claim for contribution under the Act of 1978 ? ( 2 ) If the ex turpi causa defence is capable of so applying , can it be said , with the degree of certainty necessary for a striking out order to be made , that the defence will exclude any contribution from the third party in the circumstances of this case ? ( 3 ) Leaving aside the ex turpi causa defence , can it be said with the necessary degree of certainty that the court will , under section 2(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1978 , exempt the third party from liability to make contribution even if he has been negligent in the performance of some duty of care owed to the plaintiffs ? |
| 4 | ( 3 ) Can it be said with certainty that the court will , under section 2(2) , exempt the third party from liability to make a contribution ? |
| 5 | Now can it be said to be clear by the law of Scotland that the locus here is beyond what the legislature may assert right to affect by legislation against all whomsoever for the purpose of regulating methods of fishing ? |
| 6 | Accordingly in my judgment it is not correct to describe the document as a will at that stage nor can it be said in my judgment that by his signature Mr. Winterbone intended to give effect to the document as any kind of effective document . |