Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv prt] by " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Advanced Directive , or ‘ living will ’ , could be filled in by anyone over the age of 18 and lodged with their GP . |
| 4 | The publication of the General Theory before the war was part of Keynes 's campaign to persuade his fellow economists that his proposition — that the trade cycle could be ironed out by the government adjusting the volume of demand in the economy — was correct . |
| 5 | This could be followed up by subsequent research , possibly by comparing whether the migrants apply to more courses and institutions than non–enrollers . |
| 6 | The paper could be pasted up by amateurs , and set on a typewriter . |
| 7 | On top of this is the danger that other council car parks could be swallowed up by new development . |
| 8 | Spinrad says that such a huge range in velocity is quite unexpected It could be stirred up by the central jets which produce the radio emission . |
| 9 | Administrative assistant — the accuracy of the checking procedure , ie the number of errors undetected at this stage that could be referred back by the personnel section or the finance department . |
| 10 | A fifth of England could be built on by the middle of the next century , according to a report from the Council for the Preservation of Rural England ( CPRE ) , which finds that countryside is disappearing much faster than official figures suggest . |
| 11 | ‘ I feel that it could be boxed in by bureacracy and not make much contribution to a company 's performance . ’ |
| 12 | Highlights include ‘ Allergy plight of nice-girl Nicky — ‘ one sip of vodka turns me into a sex maniac ’ ’ ( News of the World magazine ) and ‘ Women could be turned on by a chunk of cheddar ’ ( People ) . |
| 13 | There is some concern that such schemes could be killed off by privatisation . |
| 14 | I find it difficult to understand those who say they are planning for next year 's championships — what is the point , they could be run over by a bus before next year ? |
| 15 | By tightening security , ‘ hooligans ’ could be kept out by students and other college residents would once again feel as if they were ‘ prisoners ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There were no windows , but two large openings that could be closed in by folding doors . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Or they could be put down by other people . |
| 20 | Second , changes in genes can alter the responses of cells locally to the inducing chemical : different genes could be switched on by the same stimulus . |
| 21 | The trailer brakes could be held off by a separate braking system when coupled to the tractor . |
| 22 | LASMO employees around the world could be linked up by the latest in high-tech communications as early as next year . |
| 23 | If the actual performance of liege homage could be staved off by Henry 's successors until the territorial clauses of the 1259 treaty were properly implemented , then it could be claimed that the duke was acting as defacto sovereign in his duchy until such time as the agreement was fulfilled . |
| 24 | SHEEP farming in two Borders valleys could be wiped out by the end of the decade , with holdings covered in commercial forestry , a group campaigning to protect the open hills forecast yesterday . |
| 25 | New political parties , and other types of public association such as trade unions , could be set up by as few as 10 people . |
| 26 | The system could be set up by the industry itself ‘ on as voluntary a basis as possible ’ , he told the national heritage select committee 's inquiry into privacy and media intrusion . |
| 27 | Constance thought it extraordinary that this English-looking body could be topped off by such an Italian face . |
| 28 | More important , if your machine is good enough it could be taken up by a commercial firm and go into production . |
| 29 | On Teletext there is a report saying that leeds could be taken over by Shiekh Mohammad . |
| 30 | A police spokesman said that the woman victim had all her faculties and they feared that others could be taken in by the smooth-talkers . |