Cooked for ten minutes, the rice is ready to eat.

[diamondcutter]

Cooked for ten minutes, the rice is ready to eat.

I wrote this sentence to mean after the rice has been cooked for ten minutes, we can eat it. I’d like to know whether the sentence makes sense.

 

[5jj]

I wrote this sentence to mean "After the rice has been cooked for ten minutes, we can eat it".

Then say it. It is far less unnatural than your other version.

 

[tedmc]

How about:
Having been cooked for five minutes, the rice is ready to eat?

 

[5jj]

I can't imagine anybody saying that.

 

[diamondcutter]

I can’t imagine anybody would say that.

Can I say the sentence above to mean “I can’t imagine anybody saying that”?

 

[Tarheel]

I can’t imagine that anybody would say that.

Can I say the sentence above to mean “I can’t imagine anybody saying that”?

Not only can you, but that was, apparently, what was intended.