Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] say for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not seem to mind , each patting her head and calling out that her hair would soon grow , which was more than could be said for the balding bailiffs escorting them . |
| 2 | Seventh Day Adventists were the favoured race skippers — they did n't drink , which was more than could be said for the lighter crews . |
| 3 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 4 | Which is more than can be said for the other engine . |
| 5 | The same can be said for the ME-10's overdrive ; again this sound is a matter of taste , although not really mine . |
| 6 | This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline . |
| 7 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 8 | Which is more than can be said for the thousands of turkeys destined for the Christmas dinner table . |
| 9 | The trouble is that charity work never ends and the same can be said for the constant need for money to pay for research work , buy new hospital machinery or vehicles for disabled youngsters . |