Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv prt] by [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the absence of an effective liaison between drainage men and archaeologists , there is a danger that such remarkable finds as the Bronze Age settlement built on a timber ‘ island ’ recently rescued at Flag Fen near Peterborough could be broken up by diggers or else left to crumble on exposure to the atmosphere . |
| 2 | The paper could be pasted up by amateurs , and set on a typewriter . |
| 3 | By tightening security , ‘ hooligans ’ could be kept out by students and other college residents would once again feel as if they were ‘ prisoners ’ . |
| 4 | The trains appeared to penetrate the buildings themselves , for shed and offices were conceived in a single mass , and the tracks could be closed off by gates . |
| 5 | He saw the existence of all these features in certain deprived areas as ‘ creating a predisposition towards violent protest ’ , which could be sparked off by incidents such as confrontations between local residents and the police or by rumours about the actions of the police or other authority figures . |
| 6 | They 've found a gene which they think could be passed on by parents to their children . |
| 7 | In the cold-war days , most of its operations were pretty straightforward and problems could be sorted out by officers on the ground . |
| 8 | Unions sources said last night that they think the move could have a knock-on effect at other firms , and could be seized on by unions at Ford — where the company has so far resisted demands to reduce the 39-hour working week , and whose workers at Southampton walked out yesterday in protest at the company 's pay offer . |
| 9 | It seems not unlikely that human beings — and other living organisms — are surrounded by electromagnetic fields that could be picked up by cameras , assuming the circumstances were favourable . |