Example sentences of "[be] said from " in BNC.
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| 1 | I endorse everything that has been said from both sides of the House in support and admiration of him and of the courage and fortitude that he and his family have displayed . |
| 2 | The policing of CND rallies and the miners ' strike could hardly be said from the Government 's point of view to have failed , and certainly the police did not suffer for want of legal powers . |
| 3 | All that can be said from this direction is that they are not getting any easier . |
| 4 | The Maid of Norway died ( it is said from seasickness ) on her way from her homeland in 1290 , bad weather having forced her ship to seek shelter on Orkney . |
| 5 | What kind of rules enable people to infer the function of what is said from its literal , formal meaning ? |
| 6 | What kind of rules enable people to infer the function of what is said from its literal , formal meaning ? |
| 7 | ‘ It was said from the outset that revenue funding would come from the local authorities , ’ he said . |
| 8 | In the highly oxygenated water below a weir swim the little fish not known for nothing as the ‘ miller 's thumb ’ : the flattened head of the fish was often compared with the thumb of the miller , worn it was said from testing the flour . |