Example sentences of "then [pers pn] [vb mod] [be] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can make her laugh while you 're coming in her mouth , then you might be said to have arrived . |
| 2 | Embarrassment , it seems clear , is a major concern of the British psyche , and the dreams the British dream , if opinion-polls are to be believed , tend to be about social embarrassment , with amorous fantasy playing only a disappointingly minor role ; and if that is to be taken in evidence , then it may be said to represent a more powerful obsession than sex . |
| 3 | Once a practice has become well established in terms of the relationship within or between different organs of the state , finding recognition in works of authority and by those involved in its operation , then it may be said to have reached the status of a convention . |
| 4 | And if undermining the left was the intention of the reforms , then it must be said that they failed dismally . |
| 5 | But if Trible 's position is that she is a literary critic , pursuing rhetorical criticism without commitment to the text , then it must be said that the impression she gives is often very different . |
| 6 | And , let it be noted , if 1920 marked the high tide of Bukharin 's leftism , then it can be said to be equally true of the Bolsheviks as a whole , Lenin included . |
| 7 | Of course , as recognized by the judge in the above case , if the structure is dictated by function then it can be said to be an uncopyrightable idea although , often that will not be so ; there will be a variety of potential structures possible . |