Example sentences of "can it [be] say [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But can it be said that such a duty lies on individuals and groups ? |
| 2 | On only three out of approximately 180 occasions , therefore , can it be said that the inspectors had been less than absolutely fair in the opinion of those who were criticised . |
| 3 | Still less can it be said that Jesus had a feminist interpretation of social realities . |
| 4 | Not since the nineteenth century can it be said that Parliament has made policy directly . |
| 5 | ‘ Until the consent given at marriage be revoked , how can it be said that the husband in exercising his marital right has assaulted his wife ? |
| 6 | If , as we have been suggesting , the nature of data has much to do with the theoretical presuppositions which underlie their production , how can it be said that theories are tested by means of exposure to data ? |
| 7 | While Shatov expounds and disputes ardently , and incidentally takes a lot of good- and God-focused material off the shoulders of the notebook Stavrogin ( ‘ ‘ Shatov must be tied up before you can argue with him , ' ’ Stepan Verkhovensky sometimes joked' ) , only to Kirillov can it be said and is it said , ‘ you have n't swallowed an idea , but an idea has swallowed you ’ — to which he responds delightedly with ‘ That 's good . |