Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] be [vb pp] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until recently , the only means by which this could be achieved was by manual entry , involving many hours of repetitious labour . |
| 2 | ‘ I first investigated the possibility of studying for an occupational health certificate in 1975 , but at that time the only way that this could be achieved was by full-time studying and I could n't do that because of family commitments . |
| 3 | The only way in which this could be changed is by a revolution in the system of global inequality . |
| 4 | One way this can be conceptualized is in terms of the different roles , or sets of functions , which the economic activities of a region play in the wider national , and international , economy . |
| 5 | So on 13 and 14 March the best that could be done was for him to give Harwell full details and let them get on with it themselves ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 6 | ( Addresses where these can be obtained are at the end of the book . ) |