Example sentences of "be say [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The other two syllables will normally be much less prominent , and be said on a level pitch . |
2 | It used to be said with a considerable amount of justification that you could get as far as Inspector on your own bat but after that ‘ No ’ , you needed somebody pushing you — city councillor , anything . |
3 | Although , since she 'd once experienced the so-called ‘ real thing ’ — a wild , tempestuous tide of overwhelming emotion and desire , which had brought her nothing but misery and unhappiness — well , maybe there was something to be said for a warm , calm and friendly relationship … ? |
4 | Finally , there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived . |
5 | The same can of course be said of a great novel , for if houses are like stories , stories are also like houses . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Yet something of the Parish 's strange reputation lingered into the twentieth century ; it may still be said of a headstrong woman , ‘ send her to Temple Moor ’ . |
8 | The calf is supposed to miss its mother as it might be said of a 4-year-old child . |
9 | The same can not be said of a generalised advance disclosure . |
10 | A few words can be said by a relative or friend , or , if there is no wish for a religious ceremony , a non-religious one can be planned . |
11 | In response to a request , the answer ‘ I do n't mind doing it ’ can be said in a pleasant positive manner , assuring the listener that the task will be done willingly . |
12 | On the other hand it can be said in a grudging negative manner leaving the listener uncomfortable and possibly guilty at having made the request . |
13 | More will be said in a later chapter about the implications of Plantagenet representation in France at this level . |
14 | Within these limits , which can not be said in a free society possessing elective legislative institutions to be narrow or constrained , judges , as the remarkable judicial career of Lord Denning himself shows , have a genuine creative role . |
15 | It said all that needed to be said in a clear enough manner . |