Example sentences of "this can [adv] [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helen is looking forward to the day when Jenny can also be treated but this ca n't be done until she stops growing . |
| 2 | This can not be achieved unless the chemical process itself is efficient . |
| 3 | This can not be achieved if you constantly chatter and move about . |
| 4 | Where this can not be done and the chance of subjective bias remains , experimental subjects are best divided into two groups — one group to receive the ‘ active ’ drug ( D ) , the other to receive a placebo ( P ) ; this is literally a ‘ provider of comfort ’ and is an inactive imitation of the true drug that is identical in appearance , taste , etc . |
| 5 | Ward teaching commitments must be honoured , and this can not be done if the clinical teacher is asked at short notice to participate in classroom teaching . |
| 6 | This can not be sustained because the only way to validate task analysis is to switch from functional concepts to behavioural concepts and the only way to validate hardware concepts is to switch to thinking in terms of specific mechanisms . |
| 7 | The importance of this can not be overstated if this flow of information is to continue . |
| 8 | Where land is being retained for particular development in the future — such as the metro system — this can not be regarded as available for grant-aided woodland planting . |
| 9 | Modifications will then be placed on deposit for consultation though relevant dates for this can not be agreed until the Inspector 's Report has been fully assessed . |
| 10 | But this can not be taken as carte blanche for assuming that long-term recorded crime trends correspond to victimization . |
| 11 | Modern warfare and the modern economy , for example , require increasingly higher levels of technology and this can not be avoided if any state wishes to participate , or if threatened , survive in the contemporary world . |
| 12 | Often this can not be avoided where odours emanate from existing premises and uses , but where new development is concerned planning authorities are in the unique position of being able to prevent odour pollution . |
| 13 | Since the gap between the two campaigns was twenty-two years this can not be described as ‘ volatility ’ in antislavery support but it does indicate a complicated picture of simultaneous large expansion and significant ( though quantitatively less ) erosion , using the yardstick of petitioning . |
| 14 | This can not be verified and seems somewhat early but , given the constant maritime traffic , not altogether impossible . |
| 15 | This can not be guaranteed and injured birds may escape with consequences for our animal welfare image . |
| 16 | The importance of this can not be underestimated and a qualitative assessment by the investors is essential before the lawyers and accountants become involved . |
| 17 | This can easily be achieved if teaching by example is recognised as a valuable way of passing on expertise . |
| 18 | This can easily be avoided if a simple , systematic check is followed . |
| 19 | This can best be done if you are an expert in descriptive geometry . |
| 20 | This can then be assembled and displayed graphically in order to investigate a design situation or problem . |
| 21 | Instead , they are asking for no compulsory redundancies , and are arguing with BR management about whether this can fairly be interpreted as asking for jobs for a lifetime . |
| 22 | If competition generated raw aggression resulting in defeat or death this can hardly be seen as assisting fitness maximisation . |
| 23 | Two main types exist ; thermal and electrostatic although there are other categories such as the laser — although this can hardly be classified as low-cost ! |
| 24 | ( This can actually be done because the corner and edge pieces can be removed , leaving the centres attached together , and one can put only corner pieces into corner locations , etc . ) |
| 25 | This can only be done when you are sailing directly with the wind on a run . |
| 26 | It might sound like an impossible recipe , but this can only be achieved when the government is prepared to sit down and talk constructively and openly with all parties . |
| 27 | This can only be achieved if health professionals are adequately trained in the recognition and care of patients with sickle cell disease . |
| 28 | However , this can only be achieved if we have a market for our electricity . |
| 29 | This can only be achieved if the specified user is the manager of the package and if the DC raised to update the package does not need to be assessed by any other users . |
| 30 | This can only be achieved if the current manager is the specified user or a descendant of the specified user . |