Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In desperation they turned to Central South … furious that apparently nothing can be done … |
| 2 | So nothing can be done for another year . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day . |
| 4 | And now finally — as we always seem to be saying at the conclusion of our news bulletins — perhaps I can be allowed one or two serious observations . |
| 5 | It also covers data held manually which can be identified using a code held on a computer . |
| 6 | But it is not man 's activities alone which can be held to account , for man is also a part of the natural ecosystem . |
| 7 | Thought I 'd better warn you so you can be prepared . |
| 8 | Only one can be saved from extinction . |
| 9 | As these projects are mutually exclusive only one can be chosen , and therefore Project B is the preferred option as it has a positive NPV of £12,430 , which is 14 times greater than the return earned by Project A. |
| 10 | None of these elements is specified , and only one can be identified with any confidence . |
| 11 | None of these elements is specified , and only one can be identified with any confidence . |
| 12 | We have had a marvellous season with thankfully no major accidents and also the best of racing , particularly at the Ulster Grand Prix and the Tandragee 100 , so perhaps we can be forgiven for forgetting that racing needs not only the top line competitors like Joey Dunlop and Brian Reid it needs the newcomers to help the sport thrive and we are just not getting enough of them . |
| 13 | Sprague summed up : ‘ So we can be united in this as all things ? |
| 14 | ‘ There are many different types of lymphoma , but basically they can be divided into two groups , aggressive and non-aggressive . |
| 15 | Perhaps they can be let off the hook , be allowed their complexity . |
| 16 | Indeed , such is the degree of interest in substantial properties offered for sale that the nature of the problem has changed , and a new threat has appeared as developers promise to restore houses if only they can be given planning permission for extensive new building . |
| 17 | If their driving is hazardous enough they can be charged with dangerous driving and tried before magistrates or even a crown court . |
| 18 | Are n't agricultural prices subsidized twice , they 're subsidized to the farmers , so the farmer gets X for growing it which increases the price automatically on the market , but are n't they subsidized so they can be sold abroad ? |
| 19 | They 're spelt how you say them so they can be spelt er ten different ways in the same village ! |
| 20 | Furthermore it can be shown ( Acarnley , et al , 1979 ) that motors with higher stack numbers have no real performance advantages over a three-stack motor . |
| 21 | Perhaps it can be traced even deeper in the past — we can go back to the time when the woman first attracted the man whose child she will later bear , or to the onset of her menstruation , when her body signalled its readiness for pregnancy . |
| 22 | Perhaps it can be said that , when people are searching for meaning , they are at the beginning of a journey , not at the end of it . |
| 23 | Perhaps it can be done by saying that there is a basic biological species-need for sexual reproduction which gives rise to inner impulses , felt periodically , for full genital contact and orgasm . |
| 24 | Perhaps it can be arranged . ’ |
| 25 | Mhm so I mean well it it 's gon na be an archive and maybe people can who want to analyse everyday language can get tape recordings from it and er y'know perhaps it can be used in scholarship , perhaps it can be used in socio-linguistics or whatever . |
| 26 | Mhm so I mean well it it 's gon na be an archive and maybe people can who want to analyse everyday language can get tape recordings from it and er y'know perhaps it can be used in scholarship , perhaps it can be used in socio-linguistics or whatever . |
| 27 | Perhaps he can be helped to interpret the events as less threatening . |
| 28 | The distinction between real and apparent achievement , if only it can be concealed from the teacher , and suitably managed by a child , provides the opportunity for rewards to be received just as well for cheating as for genuine achievement . |
| 29 | The former leader of the Social Democratic Party was recently sentenced to two years eight months imprisonment for corruption ; the former Socialist Foreign Minister , Gianni De Michelis has had his parliamentary immunity lifted so he can be tried for misuse of office . |
| 30 | So it can be done . |