Example sentences of "be [adv] say [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But this thing we 're always saying about continuous jobs , is n't it . |
| 2 | It is often said about notorious criminals that they have no feelings . |
| 3 | It was only said in good fun , nothing malicious . |
| 4 | I was only saying to young Joe earlier , we really should have two on . |
| 5 | Morocco was also said by various sources to have prevented the full deployment of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara ( Minurso ) personnel and the unloading of equipment for the mission in the port of Agadir . |
| 6 | It was frequently said of great men in the ancient world , for example of Plato , that they had had a god for a father and a human mother . |