Example sentences of "is [indef pn] [conj] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | But Professor Alan Budd , chief economic adviser to Barclays Bank , said of the Government 's predicament : ‘ In the short run there is nothing that can be done . |
2 | If other people have had other experiences , if if they share erm , er Nelly 's er belief there that there is nothing that can be done about it ? 's the number to dial and we 'll have some more calls in a moment . |
3 | The ground from a golfer 's point of view is everything that can be desired and when finished will provide a first rate course , whose sporting nature will certainly not detract from its attractiveness . |
4 | Er not to costume them you understand but simply because a cloak is something that can be worn by a man or a woman and can be worn over whatever you have on . |
5 | where keyname is something that can be altered in Windows , and the value is the value to which it is set . |
6 | However , while skill is something that can be trained other aspects of success may be pre-determined . |
7 | That is something that can be argued over in specific instances . |
8 | You can also ask for the patient 's meal to be cut up in the kitchen ready to eat , although this is something that can be done when you order the meal . |
9 | The end point of return to work is something that can be measured , but it has many difficulties , particularly where there is significant unemployment . |
10 | Tourism is something that can be improved upon . |
11 | Third , that the task of undoing this conditioning is one that can be achieved solely by a rational process of learning to understand and fight against the social and institutional effects of male domination . |
12 | This has led to waste and inefficiency since the definition of a good hour of work is one that can be charged to the contract rather than one in which some progress has been made . |
13 | The presumption that the husband is the father of his wife 's children is one that can be overthrown only by evidence of the most cogent , even though not of the most direct , kind . |
14 | One of the easiest and most useful filters that can be made is one that can be used in the fry tank . |
15 | And I mean over the years you can sort of pick a sample out and say ‘ It 's pretty close , this one ’ ; or , y'know , ‘ Do something about it ’ , there and then , if you think there is anything that can be done . |