Example sentences of "might [adv] [be] said [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Rovers return , it might justifiably be said for 28-year-old Mimms has just bought the pub next to the house where he was born . |
| 2 | But other concerns seem to centre around whether animals might properly be said to be happy or free from worry' , not in the sense of being healthy and free from pain but rather with the human paradigm in mind . |
| 3 | Of course , it might still be said on behalf of the 1981 arrangements that making houses bid for bills , when buying or selling , is a genuine step towards market pricing of bills . |
| 4 | Thus it might erroneously be said of the dog 's leaping to catch the ball that what I really see are just its movements , upon the basis of which I make a leap of faith to its inner , privately introspective , enjoyment . |
| 5 | In such a situation , the participants may , in fact , ‘ speak topically ’ , but they might also be said to be speaking on a topic . |
| 6 | Talking around the subject and not coming directly to the point ; saying in 30 words what might equally be said in 10 . |
| 7 | Paradoxically , if such a person were to fail to give notice , he might then be said to be committing an offence even though , because of the hypothesised publicity , it is most unlikely that the police will not already know about his proposed march . |