Example sentences of "[prep] this can [adv] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Changes such as this can not be introduced overnight . |
| 2 | The explanation for this can not be sought in the tenses of the verbs that the testator has used , for they are all historic with respect to the time the will was made and ought on that basis to refer to no time later than that . |
| 3 | Whilst the reasons for this can not be established with certainty , there is evidence of some migration of the elderly out of the control area since the figures used in the selection were compiled ; there is also some reporting of general practitioners being more ready to refer patients living in the action than the control area . |
| 4 | Modifications will then be placed on deposit for consultation though relevant dates for this can not be agreed until the Inspector 's Report has been fully assessed . |
| 5 | The importance of this can not be overemphasised . |
| 6 | The importance of this can not be overstated if this flow of information is to continue . |
| 7 | The importance of this can not be underestimated and a qualitative assessment by the investors is essential before the lawyers and accountants become involved . |
| 8 | The details of this can not be considered here but two observations must be made . |
| 9 | The plan of this can still be determined . |
| 10 | The German Idealist tradition was born out of the rejection of British empiricism and some political commentators have urged that the legacy of this can still be seen in the idea that ‘ the Germans have only really to desire change in order to achieve basic changes in their position , and that these changes would in consequence alter the European scene so radically as to produce the longed-for peace ’ . |
| 11 | Leith has been the scene of many interesting events and developments over the years and proof of this can still be seen today in some of the old buildings and narrow streets , and to a lesser extent , in the docks . |
| 12 | Stretches of this can still be found descending on Peebles from the north and , south of the town , across a ford on the Haystoun burn and over Kailzie hill , heading onwards over the Ettrick Water towards the Border . |
| 13 | Service of this can only be made by a solicitor or Sheriff Officer who will either post it in a special court recorded delivery envelope , arrange for it to be personally handed to your debtor , or put through the front door of his house . |
| 14 | Electronic mailing lists like this can easily be infiltrated by other supporters , but thankfully segregation is n't necessary , and so far policemen on horses have yet to be called in to arrest computer terminals ( or even Sonic the Hedgehog ) for causing an affray . |
| 15 | But Micahel Winner says reconstructions like this can legitimately be described as entertainment . |
| 16 | Shaping like this can also be done on a plain ‘ V ’ neck cardigan by working the cable next to the front edge on the straight and leaving the pattern as it is during the shaping , working the decreases on the inner edge of the cable pattern where it will not show . |
| 17 | Alcoves like this can also be treated like separate small rooms and lined with mirror ; or with the curtain or shade fabric ; or painted or papered in a colour from the room scheme which is at the same time different from the main walls . |
| 18 | Recently published Dataquest figures indicate a potential market size of $300 million by 1990 but with less that a year of history to go on this can hardly be taken as anything more than a guideline . |