Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , radar reflection spectra did indicate that the surface of Mercury consists largely of dust to a depth of at least a few metres , and that the dust could be composed largely of silicates . |
| 2 | We argued that Marxism could be broken up into three elements : a philosophy of history , a theory of economics and a view of the state and revolution . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | According to the development officers ' monthly reports to their supervisor the distribution of their work could be broken down into roughly three or four elements ( though the amount of time spent on each changed somewhat as the project progressed ) . |
| 5 | The whole electoral roll could be broken down into sub groups and the linking feature was the post code — all speakers stressed the importance of capturing this particular piece of information from customers and respondents to questionnaires . |
| 6 | At the inception of the previous chapter it was said that all grants of power to public bodies could be broken down into two parts : if X exists , you may or shall do Y. |
| 7 | Taylor believed in the division of labour since tasks could be broken down into simple repetitive jobs . |
| 8 | The problem of air resistance could be broken down into shape and surface effects . |
| 9 | Triticale breeders were keen to make the plant insensitive to day length so that it could be grown successfully at the Equator as well as in temperate regions . |
| 10 | If fossil fuel costs rise to a high level , either from shortages or for political reasons , crops could be grown specifically for biological conversion into various forms of energy . |
| 11 | Because potatoes do not absorb radioactive nucleotides , they are one of the few crops that could be grown safely in the heavily contaminated soils around Chernobyl . |
| 12 | Lothar replied that he simply had a skin complaint that could be cleared up in a few days . |
| 13 | In order that the correct quantity of numbered questionnaires could be despatched close to the course end date , organisers were asked to advise [ MS on the number of SERC supported students still on the course , and the number of non-SERC " home " students completing in 1984 . |
| 14 | I would be grateful if the cheque could be despatched along with the attached document to reach the creditor by 14 July . |
| 15 | Griffith had demonstrated that the theoretical strength could be approximated experimentally in at least one case , he had now to show why the great majority of solids fell so far below it . |
| 16 | Er and seek good qualified er Consultants to carry out the work which could be deliberated on by the various Committees of the County Council and the District and that work has been done and I think if I saw anything Chairman from the meeting on the twenty second of December at St Albans , it was that form very first time three political parties took up the policy and they started to address particular issues er er er we believe less measures partaken . |
| 17 | He said he had no doubt that there was uncertainty amongst Protestants , which could be traced directly to recent comments by British ministers . |
| 18 | These conflicts , he contended , although highlighted in the differences between the Western Marxism of Lukács and the orthodoxy of Marxist-Leninism , could be traced back to the work of Marx himself . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm surprised she did n't put in a gold locket or something , or a precious necklace that could be traced back to royalty , or the aristocracy , or the Sultan of Kashmir , or the Pope . ’ |
| 20 | Lamarck , and many of his contemporaries ( including Charles Darwin himself in the later stages of his life ) , supposed that repeated use of a trait could itself change the genetic material that was responsible for the transmission of that trait so that characters acquired or improved by repeated use could be inherited directly by the offspring . |
| 21 | Although the scores of The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker followed Petipa 's explicit orders that each item consisted of so many bars of one tempo and time signature and as to what it was supposed to represent , Tchaikovsky did demonstrate how ballet music could be developed symphonically by using the leitmotifs . |
| 22 | This could be developed further by defending your assertion against an alternative — a Dickens critic who says that Dickens had an accurate view of these matters — and showing that the alternative view is incorrect , or that the critic provides no supporting evidence ( and so that there is no reason to believe the alternative view ) . |
| 23 | On that occasion three miles of slums were levelled as a pathway along which the stranded plane could be dragged back to the International Airport runway . |
| 24 | The men were hotching for action , but what response could be dragged out of those granite walls and that oak door ? |
| 25 | The scratches could be filled in with wood-filler and stained to match , and then the veneer cleaned with wire wool and vinegar , he decided . |
| 26 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 27 | The Advanced Directive , or ‘ living will ’ , could be filled in by anyone over the age of 18 and lodged with their GP . |
| 28 | One room could be filled entirely with keyboards , which operated by punching coded perforations on to a roll of paper ribbon . |
| 29 | ‘ Outside broadcasts ’ are reminders that for years TV was a cumbersome medium , happiest in the studio or on set piece occasions such as the Cup Final , which could be planned well in advance . |
| 30 | The controversy hinged around whether Convocation could be summoned only by the King or had to be convened as of right when Parliament sat , and thus raised questions concerning the autonomy of the Church and the extent of the Crown 's ecclesiastical prerogatives . |