Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [adv] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | To say that Socrates is mortal is true is not to say anything that can not be said by asserting that Socrates is mortal . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , all these matters are only indicative , and can not be said to be conclusive . |
| 6 | Bruges goes to bed early and can hardly be said to be throbbing with night-life . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |