Example sentences of "[pron] can [be] said [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Practically the only good thing which can be said about the patronage system , ’ said the Archdeacon , ‘ is that it prevents dioceses selling off or pulling down at least some few of their beautiful buildings . ’ |
| 2 | On the other hand it can be said in a grudging negative manner leaving the listener uncomfortable and possibly guilty at having made the request . |
| 3 | What can be said about the most recent generation of US television narrative subgenres is that they display on the screen a much higher awareness of the conventions they are operating than is the general rule on UK television , and they are therefore much more inclined towards an ironic or parodic re-scoring of generic regimes . |
| 4 | What can be said about the outcomes of the Minor Project , and how might its effectiveness be weighed against the expensive Major scheme ? |
| 5 | What can be said about the success of these attempts and the character of the debate ? |
| 6 | What can be said about the biochemical mechanisms involved in the response , at any of the levels of cellular organization Kandel has studied ? |
| 7 | ii ) What can be said about the behaviour of accounting denominator and accounting numerator of a financial ratio and what are the implications for the ratio distribution ? |
| 8 | ‘ If the quantity of questioning and criticism has greatly increased , what can be said of the quality ? |
| 9 | However , given the nature of Scotland , with its urban concentration in the central belt , we accept the need to limit the numbers bought by one purchaser and will consider what can be said in the disposal programme , by which time the picture will be clearer . |
| 10 | What can be said in the meantime is that , in the current climate at Celtic Park , this internal strife is a hindrance the manager could certainly have done without . |
| 11 | But it is important to note that since nothing can be said about the magnitudes of the differences between the various elements along the continuum , none of the standard arithmetic operations can legitimately be used . |
| 12 | Of the promotions made under Cnut , nothing can be said of the origins of Ælfric II of Elmham , Leofgar of Lichfield , Brihtmær of Lichfield and Æthelric of Selsey , or of the reasons why Ælfric Puttoc , the praepositus of Winchester , was made archbishop of York in 1023 . |