Example sentences of "[modal v] be said [prep] any " in BNC.

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1 This , of course , could be said of any of Edward 's leading associates , since it was their relationship to the crown which allowed them to draw lesser royal servants into their service .
2 This , of course , could be said of any of Edward 's leading associates , since it was their relationship to the crown which allowed them to draw lesser royal servants into their service .
3 The most that can be said with any certainty is that the revolt was led by two families who were to play a great part in the next generation of Aquitainian politics , two families with whom Richard was to become very familiar : the house of Lusignan and the house of Angoulême .
4 Much the same can be said of any reason for action .
5 But the question that arises is whether it can be said of any morality that it can not be divorced from religion .
6 But the same thing can be said of any major city in the world . ’
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