Example sentences of "[conj] can be said [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best thing that can be said of them is that their contact with women is slight , the numbers who participate regularly are few , and whilst this reinforces the commonsense definition of poverty as being a result of apathy , it protects those who escape from the prescriptions of unperceptive need-meeters and from yet more management by misguided missionaries . |
| 2 | She 's a kind girl , though , and at least she rings me now and again which is more than can be said for her brother . |
| 3 | Which , I forbear to say out loud , is more than can be said for you , spook . |
| 4 | ‘ More than can be said for you , you big girl 's blouse . ’ |
| 5 | He survived the experience , albeit somewhat bruised , which is better than can be said for his predecessor as a social security minister , Ray Whitney . |