Example sentences of "thing [modal v] be said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , some things may be said with reasonable assurance . |
| 2 | For example , one can say of a brain process that it occupies a particular point in space or that it can be displayed on an oscilloscope screen ; whereas neither of these things could be said of , for example , the subjective sensation of the colour blue or of the thought that I hate Monday mornings . |
| 3 | There would be some truth in the assertion that traffic commissioners have the welfare of " bus operators very much at heart when fixing fares ; similar things could be said of airline regulators . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Many things can be said in conversation which assume a different weight when used , verbatim or otherwise , on the printed page . |
| 7 | I replied the same thing could be said about running a successful club , but Bob was off , back into the night . |
| 8 | I realized with a shock the same thing could be said of me now and I 've got no hormones . |
| 9 | ( Of course , much the same thing could be said of every American orchestra . |
| 10 | Much the same thing can be said of the to infinitive denoting something which is actualized as a consequence of causation ( cause , force , occasion , get , order , tell ) , assistance ( help ) , discovery ( find ) , daring , etc . |
| 11 | But the same thing can be said of any major city in the world . ’ |
| 12 | The same thing can be said about expense recognition , although there is a system of accounting which recognizes a debit earlier than the receipt of an invoice . |