Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Such organizations can be said to be poorly designed . |
| 3 | Whereas for Horvath and Sankoff ( as noted above ) the linguistic variables are ‘ well defined ’ , this is not so in a dialect-divergent community : in such a community few of the linguistic variables can be said to be defined at all . |
| 4 | ( Whether old people living in residential homes can be said to be living in the community is a separate issue , some aspects of which are considered in Chapter 7 . ) |
| 5 | By virtue of being hand-made , all oriental rugs can be said to be unique — a weaver , no matter how hard he or she tries to follow a particular design , will invariably make small mistakes or innovations which will impart some individual flavour to the work — but it is rare to encounter a rug in which the weaver has consciously striven to express his own creative ideas at the expense of a traditional design . |
| 6 | But even if the ‘ social ’ stage is moved forward ( tendentiously ) to the point at which these developed resources can be said to ‘ already ’ exist , it is impossible to overlook the extraordinary social history of the institution of systems for their further cultural development . |
| 7 | Two things can be said about this to avoid the impression that the different tendencies are simply expressions of a ‘ national character ’ , or of the irresponsibility of entertainment against the social purposiveness of public service — though the latter explanation , if understood historically rather than morally , is not completely without foundation . |
| 8 | Er , I can say for instance that I 'm changing because I 'm er getting older , I 'm getting tireder erm all sorts of things can be said about me . |
| 9 | Many things can be said in conversation which assume a different weight when used , verbatim or otherwise , on the printed page . |
| 10 | Those who win regularly on significant issues can be said to be powerful . |
| 11 | Considering this , the domain specific dictionaries can be said to be less reliable , and based on assumptions about the accurate identification of the domain that may not always be applicable . |
| 12 | Except for the climbers and ramblers , which are amenable to being trained and grown on walls and fences , roses can be said to positively dislike being shut in . |
| 13 | It should be noted moreover that such a Christology is not predicated upon saying that the difference between the sexes is of minimal importance , or simply to be compared with differences of race , with the implication that women can be said to be like Christ and so for example be ordained . |
| 14 | No accounts can be said to be ‘ true and accurate ’ . |