Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [modal v] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To use the argument brought forward against the related speculation of Block ( i.e. about the tiny homunculi ) , one might at the very least want to deny that the higher and lower consciousnesses could , in any sense , be the same consciousnesses , whether or not they could be said to be in a physical part — whole relationship . |
| 2 | Soon it would be said in England as it was said on the Continent , that a good Catholic is a man whose wife goes to church . |
| 3 | Leaving aside several other good attempts to explain the difference between causes and causal circumstances and their effects , and also what can be said of great obstacles in the way of these attempts ( Mackie , 1974 , Ch. 7 , 1979 ; Ayer , 1984a ; Sanford , 1976 , 1985 ; Papineau , 1985b ; Honderich , 1986 ) , let us return to and concentrate on our ordinary convictions about the difference . |
| 4 | Now it could be said of course that we do n't offer the same kind of very intense opportunities that are on offer to undergraduates , but in some senses , and many adults have testified to this , this is an advantage , because it enables people in their own time , and sometimes over a fairly prolonged period , to explore with a tutor , a scholar , the kind of interests that they have in the issues that have concerned them in society . |
| 5 | We should remember that he does not claim definitely to be refuting the Aristotelians , but merely to be pointing out what may be said against them . |
| 6 | There are those today who may be said to be living as though Pentecost had never taken place . |
| 7 | And , let it be noted , if 1920 marked the high tide of Bukharin 's leftism , then it can be said to be equally true of the Bolsheviks as a whole , Lenin included . |
| 8 | Of course , as recognized by the judge in the above case , if the structure is dictated by function then it can be said to be an uncopyrightable idea although , often that will not be so ; there will be a variety of potential structures possible . |
| 9 | 7.13 > 2.63 therefore reject null hypothesis at 99% significance level ; i.e. it can be said with 99% confidence that the technique selects the correct word in favour of alternative candidates within the domain of banking . |
| 10 | 3.69 > 2.61 therefore reject null hypothesis at 99% significance level ; i.e. it can be said with 99% confidence that the technique selects the correct word from alternative candidates within the domain of estate agents . |
| 11 | The t-score can be checked against statistical tables to determine the level of significance : i.e. it can be said with 99% confidence that the technique selects the correct word in favour of other candidate words . |
| 12 | 2.84 > 2.101 therefore : reject null hypothesis at 95% significance level ; i.e. it can be said with 95% confidence that the technique selects the correct word in favour of other candidate words . |