Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [be] say [that] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Inasmuch as the parables provide us with some indication of how Jesus saw the world , it must be said that women would appear . |
2 | Furthermore , most migrants defined themselves as English speakers : it must be said that Jamaicans consider themselves speakers of English , and are offended when ignorant English people inquire what their mother tongue might be . |
3 | To continue with the floral metaphor , it could be said that researchers must search the fully flowered attitudinal stances of this year for the seeds of next year 's crop . |
4 | If we may greatly oversimplify , it could be said that discussions of team organization in relation to client groups tend to be cast in the form of a set of claims made for the advantages of specialization . |
5 | Both sexes have need of the night , both have access to it , but it could be said that women represent that force more , and may sometimes be the means through which men make contact with it . |
6 | It will be said that children should maintain their innocence and should be protected from such distressing subjects as bereavement . |
7 | Without engaging in speculation , it can be said that relationships of this type might have acted as a channel for ideas and opinions and represented a means by which influence could be exerted . |