Example sentences of "[subord] [modal v] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had courage , dignity and class , which was more than could be said of some of his judges . |
| 2 | Seventh Day Adventists were the favoured race skippers — they did n't drink , which was more than could be said for the lighter crews . |
| 3 | Which was more than could be said for Mr Gittings , the decorator . |
| 4 | A pleasant , very nearly a respectable , young man , it seemed , which was far more than could be said for the fellow they had put up for Bradford in 1841 , an Irishman of the wilder variety who had served his apprenticeship to the political trade in such select establishments as Northallerton House of Correction and the castle jails of Lancaster and York . |
| 5 | They did not seem to mind , each patting her head and calling out that her hair would soon grow , which was more than could be said for the balding bailiffs escorting them . |
| 6 | Which was more than could be said for Geoff Tulloch . |
| 7 | ‘ Which it would seem is more than could be said for your father 's . ’ |
| 8 | It was short and straight , which was more than could be said for her mouth , which was curvy and rather wider than it should have been for her ashen , wedge-shaped face . |
| 9 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 10 | 'You look fresh as a daisy which is more than can be said for the rest of us. ’ said John . |
| 11 | Simon thought it sensible and practical ‘ which is more than can be said for most of their gimmicks , but ’ he warned her , ‘ if they like it they 'll take it over as their own . |
| 12 | ‘ When it comes to the purity of our water , we have virtually no traces of bacteria in the finished product , which is more than can be said for some other Common Market countries , ’ Dr Derek Miller , assistant director of the soon-to-be-privatised Water Research Centre told the newspaper . |
| 13 | During the night Ham was in fine form , which is more than can be said for the Redstone rocket . |
| 14 | And this is more than can be said for the majority of other books which have exploited the same theme : that of man battling away , amid ignorance and fear , against some novel , lethal , unknown microorganism . |
| 15 | Its one saving grace is that it is water-tight , which is more than can be said for the tonneau cover . |
| 16 | Which is more than can be said for the Osborne creature 's genetic offering ! |
| 17 | But I 'm all right — which is more than can be said for some . ’ |
| 18 | This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline . |
| 19 | Which is more than can be said for the thousands of turkeys destined for the Christmas dinner table . |
| 20 | Which is more than can be said for the other engine . |
| 21 | Happily , the Edwardians had considerable good taste , which is more than can be said for some of the awful designs of the late fifties which were in vogue during the transition from more traditional styles . |
| 22 | Which , I stress , is more than can be said for the one hit wonders of the '90s , which sound more like nursery rhymes than anything else . |
| 23 | Which is more than can be said for the album sleeve of the new ACR album , which has caused unheard-of dissent at the offices of British Coal who claim that the artwork looks too much for comfort like the British Rail Freight logo and are threatening legal action . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’ |
| 25 | Which is more , my girl , than can be said for some . ’ |
| 26 | Which is more than can be said for the Ferrets opposite . |
| 27 | Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages . |
| 28 | The proposal does fit the situation — which is more than can be said for the compromise approach . |
| 29 | Which , I forbear to say out loud , is more than can be said for you , spook . |
| 30 | 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 . |