Example sentences of "could be [verb] with the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , for example , rather than barring production above current levels of , say , asbestos at each plant throughout the nation , a ceiling on national production could be imposed with the rights to manufacture within the total being auctioned off to the highest bidders . |
| 2 | Museums like the Science Museum now built up collections of enormous value to the historian of science , for the provenance of the pieces is known , and we can only judge past science when we know what could be done with the tools available . |
| 3 | They fervently believed that social phenomena could be analysed with the methods of the natural sciences , which enjoyed great prestige in the last decades of the nineteenth century . |
| 4 | Equally , what kind of bargain could be struck with the Conservatives if the dominant tendency in the party remained Thatcherite Right wing ? |
| 5 | If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence . |
| 6 | Letters A-F could be paired with the symbols in Fig. 5.4 and then a string of random letters , say BCEFADDB etc , would be required to be coded by use of the relevant symbol . |
| 7 | The genes from elephants could be combined with the genes from worms , bats and angler fish . |
| 8 | CLOSE is a limit order system which allows investors to leave orders which are then publicised in the market , e.g. if an investor wanted British Aerospace at £5.00 when the market price was £5.08 the limit order could be left with the investors ' broker , and other brokers could see it . |