Example sentences of "[det] can [adv] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By raising and lowering the handle it is possible to follow the contours of the shape , and though this can also be said of a normal chisel , I enjoyed being able to concentrate solely on the chisel edge , as if whittling . |
| 2 | This can also be said of many of the larger species of Cichlasoma which often end up as pets for a number of reasons . |
| 3 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |
| 4 | This can hardly be said for composers such as Webern , whose fifty-odd songs have accompaniments which are almost undistinguishable one from another and are certainly unmemorable . |
| 5 | Surely this can only be said by those ministers or officials who ( however well meaning ) are themselves ‘ out of touch ’ . |
| 6 | I can not speak from experience but the same can probably be said about most instruments if used properly . |
| 7 | The same can also be said of physical science : despite the apparent breadth of the course , students felt that they had little control over their learning . |
| 8 | ’ Here again the offender 's act is unilateral and the same can clearly be said of section 6(2) . |
| 9 | Whereas the same can hardly be said of other worries , worries ( for instance ) about deception and decay . |
| 10 | The same can hardly be said of today 's Australia . |
| 11 | The same can then be said of social and stylistic factors . |
| 12 | That can also be said of Guleghina as Desdemona . |
| 13 | All that can really be said with certainty is that quasi-governmental bodies generally operate in narrower , more specific areas than government departments or local authorities . |
| 14 | So that can hardly be said in itself to constitute an intolerable situation . ’ |
| 15 | But I suppose you could say that it was a war that needed fighting ; if that can ever be said about any war . ’ |