Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [adv] be say " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a fictional character , described in the third person , there is nothing that may not be said . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She turned on Constanza ; Constanza lost her head , she struck back , she said the things she had not said in a life-time , the things that should not be said . |
| 4 | Like every church , like every Christian organisation , there were things being said and done in the Christian family in Rome that should not be said and done in a fellowship of Christ 's people . |
| 5 | By the time that the Book of Isaiah was written however , things were being said about Israel 's God that could not be said of any other , and this led increasingly to the claim that the God of Israel is the only one that exists . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | To say that Socrates is mortal is true is not to say anything that can not be said by asserting that Socrates is mortal . |
| 8 | Theodora was struck anew by how much a physical presence determined what could and could not be said . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Its title is misleading , since the Georgian interiors are few in number , and can not be said to give much idea of their period . |
| 12 | He has already demonstrated an ability to meet delivery dates , and can not be said to neglect quality . |
| 13 | 3 Make sure that personnel who are to be present from sections other than the PR department are fully briefed on their role and on what can and can not be said . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , all these matters are only indicative , and can not be said to be conclusive . |
| 15 | Bruges goes to bed early and can hardly be said to be throbbing with night-life . |
| 16 | The decision in Rask is , of course , considerable help in support of the contention that the claim would otherwise have succeeded , but can not be said to be conclusive on the point , since it is for the national court to evaluate all the circumstances when assessing whether there was in any particular case a transfer of a business . |
| 17 | Jesus is attached to him , but can hardly be said to confide in him . |
| 18 | Some commentators have pointed out that , as can not be said of the Cadbury Committee 's report on the financial aspects of corporate governance , much legislation would be needed to implement the Green Paper 's proposals . |
| 19 | My conception is related , also , in that both conceptions derive in a direct way from our pre-theoretical , first-person grasp of consciousness , as can not be said of any of behaviourism , causalism , or functionalism , nor really of the logico-linguistic criterion , derived though it is from Brentano . |
| 20 | As can properly be said , the answer just given to the logical question rests essentially on an explained notion of lawlike connection . |