Example sentences of "[that] [pron] can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though people expect illness to become more frequent in old age , you should not assume that nothing can be done , but should consult your doctor if you think you have a health problem . |
| 2 | Though people expect illness to become more frequent in old age , you should not assume that nothing can be done , but should consult your doctor if you think you have a health problem . |
| 3 | I consider the distress of the farmers so great that nothing can be done to save many from absolute ruin . |
| 4 | Therefore , it is my opinion that nothing can be done to engender additional assistance of the type requested unless the State Department secures authority therefore … |
| 5 | What is depressing about that campaign is its spineless acceptance that nothing can be done to improve public services without throwing huge amounts of money at them . |
| 6 | As Alexander Irvine put it in 1694 : it is a Maxim in our Law , " That the King can do no Wrong " ; the Meaning whereof is not , that nothing can be done amiss that he does in point of Government , but whatever there is amiss to it , is not to be imputed to him , but to those by whose Advice and Ministry he acts ; and consequently , that not he , but they are punishable for them . |
| 7 | It could be that nothing can be done , but we ought to be seen to be taking action over this . |
| 8 | ‘ At present the Government 's mind-set appears to be that nothing can be done without a smile of approval from Dublin , which never comes . |
| 9 | It is clear enough that nothing can be defined simply in negative terms . |
| 10 | Are the sceptics right in saying nihil sciri , that nothing can be known ? |
| 11 | Some such open acceptance of our intellectual limitations would not be unrelated to Pyrrhonian ataraxia or peace of mind ; but although Locke does , indeed , conclude that the truth often outruns our ability to know it , he certainly does not accept that nothing can be known . |
| 12 | So we might add to the tripartite analysis the fourth condition that nothing can be known which is inferred from a false belief , or from a group of beliefs of which one is false . |
| 13 | By other forms of reproduction an image may be more or less degraded , so that nothing can be learnt from them . |
| 14 | In spite of the fact that nothing can be substituted for — ness , and it therefore participates in no contrasts , recurrent or otherwise , it is different from — s in those books , and arguments can be put forward that it should be regarded as a semantic constituent . |
| 15 | Indeed , it would bode ill for our political system if we mistrusted our state organisations , and if the courts approached the results of police investigations with the assumption that nothing can be taken at face value . |
| 16 | As coach Roddan says : ‘ The race is so short that nothing can be allowed to go wrong — and nothing must ever distract them . ’ |
| 17 | Brancazio points out that no-one can be taught how to make the right judgments . |
| 18 | We can say that yours can be dated c 1350–1530 . |
| 19 | One is that I can be prepared for what is going to be available here sooner or later and so be able to combat it . |
| 20 | Now providing I 've got all that I can be doing some while you you 've gone . |
| 21 | Your sport is so dreary that nobody can be bothered to contest it . |
| 22 | ‘ I presume , Grimm , ’ she said , ‘ you can gimmick her armour so that she can be switched off by any of us if she misbehaves ? ’ |
| 23 | The important thing is to be aware of these weak points yourself so that you can be prepared with the best positive interpretation of them if the interviewer picks them up . |
| 24 | " I 'm just saying this to you so that you can be prepared . " |
| 25 | If your employer tells you that you can be relocated elsewhere within the business , there should be no question of dismissal if the change falls within the existing terms of your employment . |
| 26 | ‘ That you can be sacked , ’ Jamie nodded . |
| 27 | To organize the event successfully , make an amusing speech , and get the right balance between outrageous fun and good taste , will indicate to the bride or groom that you can be relied upon to perform well as best man or bridesmaid at the subsequent wedding . |
| 28 | This is cos they tend to be high status professionals who 's time is relatively precious , so that you can go to the extent of actually having waiting rooms that you can be kept hanging around in . |
| 29 | Find another two people to be prayer partners with you once a week so that some of these prayer burdens can be shared and agreed on and so that you can be spurred on by each other 's zeal in prayer . |
| 30 | Establish eye contact with the judge , and make sure that you can be heard . |