Example sentences of "[modal v] be said [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be said at once that nothing remotely as strong as this is required by the proposition that to explain an event is to find its cause . |
| 2 | It must be said at once that fears as to this are greatly exaggerated : most incestuous activity does not lead to pregnancy , while , when it does , favourable genetic attributes can be transmitted as well as unfavourable ones . |
| 3 | A ‘ steersman ’ in a towed vehicle will be held to be ‘ driving ’ if the extent and degree of control could be said to correctly describe ‘ driving ’ ( R v MacDonagh , [ 1974 ] RTR 372 and McQuaid v Anderton , [ 1980 ] 3 All ER 540 ) . |
| 4 | It may be said at once that these questions can not be answered with complete certainty . |
| 5 | It may be said at once that the earlier date , adopted by the the editor of the Istanbul edition of Asikpasazade and Danismend , may safely be ruled out , not only through the evidence of Molla Yegan 's involvement with Molla Gurani but also on the basis of an anecdote about him related in the tenth volume of the history by Kemalpasazade ( d. 940/1534 ) . |
| 6 | It may be said at once that of these dates the most inherently improbable is the last , that given by the later Turkish tradition . |
| 7 | It may be said at once that the doctrine of tenure , as developed in England , made it difficult , if not impossible to regard either [ the tenant ] or his lord as the owner of the land itself . |
| 8 | For example , the word ‘ here ’ will be said in much the same way in the following : |
| 9 | Much the same can be said about constitutionally significant statute law , judicial decisions , and works of authority in the United States . |
| 10 | The word we use for the overall behaviour of the pitch in these examples is tone ; a one-syllable word can be said with either a level tone or a moving tone . |
| 11 | For example : it can be said at once — and briefly — that the probability that she was massively involved in the murder of Darnley is very strong . |
| 12 | Except for the climbers and ramblers , which are amenable to being trained and grown on walls and fences , roses can be said to positively dislike being shut in . |
| 13 | This in turn led to DoE Circular 22/83 which recommends that planing gain is only reasonable where it can be said to fairly and directly relate to the actual development being proposed . |