Example sentences of "[noun pl] could not be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Farm animals could not be led to the school , and their illnesses were often too rapid in course to permit of their transport . |
| 2 | Before a distinguished audience Dr Robert Koch , the eminent Berlin bacteriologist , who in 1882 had described the tubercle bacillus , lecturing on the subject of the disease , stated positively that the bacillus found in infected animals could not be transferred to human beings . |
| 3 | The other issue upon which the Minister was at his disingenuous worst was about why individual sale proceeds could not be revealed to us . |
| 4 | These meetings could not be said to be unimportant because world Christianity ought to be seen to meet . |
| 5 | Mr. Cullen , for the plaintiffs , accepted that this was correct and that non-litigation costs could not be subjected to a process of taxation , whether on the standard basis or on the indemnity basis . |
| 6 | She felt every housewife 's fury when the guests could not be got to table and the food was ready . |
| 7 | Other points of the agreement outlined at the press conference included the concession that although West German troops could be stationed in East Germany , NATO structures could not be extended to East German territory as long as Soviet soldiers remained there . |
| 8 | The British in India had from the beginning of the nineteenth century seen clearly that so unnatural a phenomenon as the government of that teeming subcontinent by the parliamentary electorate of the British Isles could not be destined to be permanent . |
| 9 | Where frequent comments could not be assigned to a pre-existing category a new category was created . |
| 10 | Fears of a two-tier system of treatment between patients of fundholders and non-fundholders ‘ are largely confused ’ : Glennerster sees no reason why , with careful management , the benefits could not be extended to all patients . |
| 11 | The students could not be said to be responsible for their own actions and thoughts . |
| 12 | A wall had to be demolished , and patients on these wards could not be subjected to the unavoidable dust and noise which would result . |
| 13 | In the absence of any details it is difficult to assess the force of these references to biology and sociology … . ( 1 ) What , if any , were the false biological views in question ? ( 2 ) How did it follow from them that women could not be ordained to the priesthood ? ( 3 ) What are the views which have taken their place ? … . ( 7 ) Have the views about women which have now come to be held proved to be true ? |
| 14 | While reiterating that the demand for international inspections of North Korea 's nuclear facilities could not be linked to other issues , the government stated its willingness to discuss the nuclear issue " for the purposes of reducing tension and building confidence " . |