Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] be do is [verb] " in BNC.

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1 One way this could be done is to cause a program error of some kind , such as by trying to execute an invalid operation code ( or a privileged instruction ) , since this of course causes an interrupt and entry to the supervisor .
2 That this can be done is borne out in practice , and it is sometimes noted that , in the course of treatment for some long-standing chronic condition , patients will re-experience old symptoms which they may have forgotten about .
3 If the degree of rotation was very small , so that for each dot the nearest neighbour is its own image , this would not be surprising : all that need be done is to draw imaginary lines between all pairs of nearest neighbours , and those lines will circle the centre of rotation .
4 All that can be done is to point to the factors that the courts commonly take into account when calculating the multiplier .
5 Clearly , therefore , there is no way in which oxygen can be obtained without any water loss : the best that can be done is to minimize the loss .
6 The best that can be done is to convert the uncertainty , which is not quantifiable , into risk , which is .
7 The best that can be done is to convert the uncertainty , which is not quantifiable , into risk , which is .
8 When it is thought vital that members or creditors should receive notice , the Act requires them to be given notice by the company ; in relation to the general public the best that can be done is to require publication in newspapers .
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