Example sentences of "[vb mod] never be say [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Guido paused and smiled a crude smile that suggested that the same could never be said about him . |
2 | Of course grandiose ideas of this sort can never be said to be entirely new . |
3 | It can never be said of a theory that it is true , however well it has withstood rigorous tests , but it can hopefully be said that a current theory is superior to its predecessors in the sense that it is able to withstand tests that falsified those predecessors . |
4 | Because of the uncertainty of the outcome of future attempts to develop and test a research programme , it can never be said of any programme that it has degenerated beyond all hope . |
5 | And by doing so , The Accused rejects the assumptions of the other films , saying in effect that if this can not be said of this woman then it can never be said of any women in any situation . |