Example sentences of "which [modal v] [not/n't] be [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While stabilisation of the production and price of essential commodities can be seen as legitimate functions of an international organisation , they inevitably involve purely commercial dealings which should not be carried out without the objective protection of an applicable legal system and the availability of a judicial or arbitral forum for the resolution of commercial disputes . |
| 2 | There was also a tendency not to record incidents which could not be cleared up . |
| 3 | There were other cases of deaths in the streets which could not be cleared up , except as ‘ accidents ’ , and reluctance to give evidence must be counted as an important aspect of popular hostility towards the law . |
| 4 | Our piloting suggests that there is very little information here which could not be filled in out of the heads of appropriate teachers on these courses , so filling in the questionnaire should not cost a great deal of time for each person . |
| 5 | Indeed , the colonial system of the nineteenth century was a sort of polity which was particularly vulnerable to an illegal activity like cattle stealing which could not be carried out without the connivance or at least tolerance of a large segment of the population . |
| 6 | Whichever way the conversation turned , Theodora reflected , it seemed Miss Dersingham was determined to bring them up against topics which could not be elaborated on . |
| 7 | In his sermons , broadcast over the radio , the Archbishop condemned the paramilitary groups as part of the institutionalized violence which could not be rooted out without reforms to create more just economic and social structures . |
| 8 | It would deal with wasteful prescribing and wide variations in performance to be found between one hospital and another , which could not be put down simply to lack of resources , he said . |
| 9 | But first there was the other thing , which we seemed to be glossing over and which could n't be glossed over . |
| 10 | When recordings were made using DC amplifiers it became apparent that during REM sleep the eyes were almost constantly in motion , making slow , roving movements which would not be picked up by the standard ( AC ) amplifying equipment . |
| 11 | With regard to nuclear electricity , however , if we have nuclear electricity , which ca n't be turned down conveniently , then electric cars mostly would be sitting in garages overnight recharging , and that is when the natural trough in consumption of electricity occurs and therefore the use of electric cars could help to smooth the demand for electricity . |
| 12 | Staff at Slimbridge say their 7,000 waterfowl are unlikely to be affected by the outbreak , which ca n't be passed on from bird to bird . |
| 13 | Choose heavy , stable furniture which ca n't be pulled over easily . |
| 14 | The grant of a " contracted out " tenancy , followed by the grant of an option to renew for a term which will not be contracted out is a useful mechanism to achieve a position where the tenant 's loss of security of tenure is only temporary . |
| 15 | ( b ) It prevents the overlooking of such standard matters of enquiry as the existence of undischarged mortgages , covenants for production covering all the title deeds which will not be handed over , the proper stamping of documents , etc. ( c ) It makes the dictation of requisitions on title hours or days after your examination a simple matter ( although preferably this should be done at once — one bite at the cherry ) , and obviates the chance of missing any points you observed on investigation . |
| 16 | It is intended for use on surfaces which will not be walked on . |
| 17 | But the White Paper has been give a less than enthusiastic welcome in some quarters , Liberal Democrat spokesman Simon Hughes says he 's worried that the Environment Secretary 's announcements may be full of good intentions which wo n't be carried out . |
| 18 | Instead , it has been suggested that the object tends towards presentational form , which can not be broken up as though into grammatical sub-units , and as such it appears to have a particularly close relation to emotions , feelings and basic orientations to the world . |
| 19 | Fibre is a specialized form of complex carbohydrate , which can not be broken down by the normal human digestive system . |
| 20 | By way of reply , Strawson can of course fall back on his belief that this is not true of our commitment to reactive attitudes because it is part of ‘ the general framework of human life ’ , which can not be given up . |
| 21 | The impact of the visual world , which can not be kept out by undemocratic and dogmatic regimes , will have a tremendous effect on many communities . |
| 22 | An element is a pure substance which can not be split up into any simpler pure substance . |
| 23 | Our nation 's culture is bound up in that philosophy , which can not be written off as looking backwards or day-dreaming — it is deeply ingrained in all of us . |
| 24 | A series is in course of production and implementation in both areas , and once a programme is introduced in Class I this is the beginning of a seven year ride which can not be slowed down or stopped . |
| 25 | All that is missing is reasoning of an inductive or abductive sort ( in the parts of ethical thought which can not be hived off as ‘ factual ’ ) and even for this there is a kind of substitute . |
| 26 | If you have dropped the computer , maybe only a few inches , and the failures started after this , then give your local repair man a ring for a quotation without delay or you could write a file to the disk which can not be read back by another machine , or your own for that matter , when the heads have been realigned to their correct setting . |
| 27 | Should they turn out to be insurmountable then the decision is classified as " a good decision which can not be carried through " . |