Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] [pron] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I would like to see this done , and have argued that it can be done , in the mainstream of the processual archaeology I was speaking of , with an explicit methodology .
2 It may seem somewhat curious logic to decide whether empirically determined facts can only be accepted provided that they can be explained , but one can understand the attitude when the facts seem less than certain .
3 If on the other hand you have access to a colour television set at the place where you are staying , you may be able to use this instead , provided that it can be tuned to your camcorder 's signal output and assuming that it is designed for use on the same television standard as the camcorder , eg UK PAL for machines sold in Great Britain ( see page 153 ) .
4 Heber 's study , the Post said , ‘ revealed not that mental deficiencies are passed on genetically , but that mentally retarded mothers tend to create an environment that is less conducive to mental development than that created by slum neighbours of normal intelligence , ’ The New York Times told its readers : ‘ The Milwaukee Project , an experiment in intensive preschool education for ( potentially retarded ) children , has proved that they can be raised more than 30 test points higher than other children from the same environment and with the same type of mother . ’
5 All too often these little details are ignored on lower-end instruments but Aria have proved that it can be done .
6 We have proved that it can be done without necessarily having the best players — Haguellar
7 We have proved that it can be done without necessarily having the best players in the world . ’
8 It was not known yesterday what the exact number of redundancies would be but it is hoped that they can be achieved voluntarily .
9 We propose that that process should be concluded not later than April , but it is immensely to be hoped that it can be done far more speedily .
10 Either it refers to behaviour which does not have to be learned or it refers to behaviour which has been so thoroughly learned that it can be done ‘ naturally ’ , ie without conscious thought and application .
11 I have suggested that it can be shown to be fair or just to do so ; but this may not make it right if some other principle of greater weight is involved .
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