Example sentences of "thing can be said [prep] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 Many things can be said in conversation which assume a different weight when used , verbatim or otherwise , on the printed page .
4 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 .
5 But the same thing can be said of any major city in the world . ’
6 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 .
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