Example sentences of "[vb infin] what [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so they had sent him North , not to win , of course , perhaps not even to poll a single vote , but to lay the Charter once again before the people , to let them know what could be done in a land where every man had his vote and the freedom to use it without intimidation , as he and he alone thought best . |
| 2 | Perhaps the closest one can get to the truth lies in a remarkable admission made by the Chief of the Luftwaffe himself , General Hoeppner ; that , at Verdun , ‘ We did not exactly know what should be required of aviation . ’ |
| 3 | They must not know what can be used against anyone , for it might be us . ’ |
| 4 | Nor can teachers any longer be allowed to say that they do not know what will be required of their pupils three , six or eight years later . |
| 5 | It has been vital to let these colleagues know what will be required of students in the additional assessment , so that they can plan their course work accordingly . |
| 6 | The starting point will be that teachers should know what will be expected of them . |
| 7 | So let us consider what might be called the continuum of control in the interview situation ; the one end of the continuum where there is the minimal amount of control can be called the situation of the ‘ informal interview ’ and the other end , where there is maximum control , may be called the ‘ formal interview ’ . |
| 8 | Thus , in the spirit of the culture of openness and coherence proposed by Rees ( 1987 ) , let us consider what might be learned from other applied social sciences , particularly management science . |
| 9 | However , given the nature of Scotland , with its urban concentration in the central belt , we accept the need to limit the numbers bought by one purchaser and will consider what can be said in the disposal programme , by which time the picture will be clearer . |
| 10 | ‘ We must do what can be done , ’ said Radulfus heavily , ‘ to recover what has been lost . |
| 11 | Well , we must do what can be done . |
| 12 | Do n't think I 'm advising you to try it … but it does show what can be done . |
| 13 | There was so much anger in her she could not see what might be done with it . |
| 14 | Over supper you shall tell me the whole story , and we shall see what must be done now , to please her . ’ |
| 15 | We will see what can be arranged with the help of the area director . |
| 16 | He never said ‘ yes ’ , but ‘ I 'll see what can be done ’ — and went off bravely , as if to battle . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll see what can be done , ’ he said . |
| 18 | This is small comfort to those who are currently crashing models due to becoming disorientated , so let's see what can be done to help matters . |
| 19 | ‘ Let me have it on the morrow , my lord , and I shall see what can be done — needless to say I shall do my best . |
| 20 | ‘ I will see what can be done , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ I will see what can be done , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll see what can be done , ’ he promised . |
| 23 | " Hold still then , we 'll see what can be done . " |
| 24 | Tell me as much as you can tell to a maiden aunt , and let's see what can be done . " |
| 25 | If you like the idea , and would be prepared to spend a couple of evenings helping to build it , please mention it to a committee member in good time and we will see what can be done . |
| 26 | If members would like to write and suggest another way then I will see what can be done about it . |
| 27 | Will he see what can be done about that ? |
| 28 | Will he see what can be done to improve parliamentary accountability for the agencies because , in particular since they are responsible to the Public Accounts Committee , Ministers should be prepared to answer questions about them ? |
| 29 | Please would you investigate and see what can be done about the above . |
| 30 | ‘ Right , let's see what can be salvaged from this mess . ’ |