Example sentences of "the [noun] could [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were differences as to how best the opportunity could be given to the young people . |
| 2 | When an assessment instrument is varied in a National Certificate Module for candidates with special needs , it would be helpful if brief details of the change could be sent to us . |
| 3 | We called on the Attorney-General to refer his case to the Appeal Court so that the sentence could be increased to one which would protect women for a long time . |
| 4 | This suggests that the rise could be limited to 63 centimetres by 2100 — compared to earlier predictions of as much as 5 metres . |
| 5 | When it was first recognised that the atom could be likened to a small solar system in which the electron planets orbited a nuclear sun , theorists were Puzzled as to why the electrons in their tightly curved orbits did not radiate their energy away and spiral into the nucleus as predicted by classical , that is pre-quantum , theory . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ Edwards is the best support player in the game but it 's no use having him hanging about in the wings when the experience could be given to a younger player . |
| 7 | Wilson had for some time claimed to the International Transport Workers ' Federation that the Shipping Federation would crumble if the fight could be carried to every port at one and the same time . |
| 8 | We are long past the stage where talk about the curriculum could be left to the academics ; beyond the stage where the views of the professions and the wider society had to be sought . |
| 9 | The association could be related to the question of landownership and the availability of labour , and may have nothing whatever to do with markets . |
| 10 | Alternatively as the accounts are being done at the end of the month at that point in time the benefit is used up so the rent could be charged to the profit and loss account directly . |
| 11 | With lowered voice the vibrator could be felt to be less active , and the sound-level meter would show the lower volume of sound . |
| 12 | But his stable revealed that the 10-year-old could be diverted to the Hackett Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow over a distance just over half a mile shorter than the Mackeson . |
| 13 | Before any sale , the Department of Energy would want to remove any loss-making capacity , but all parties were shocked by a government-commissioned report from merchant bank NM Rothschild , which was widely leaked , forecasting that the industry could be reduced to 12 deep pits over the next three years . |
| 14 | My account of deixis is such that the methodology could be applied to other kinds of discourse , both literary and non-literary . |
| 15 | It was estimated that 50–60% of the change in fluid transport caused by the parasite could be ascribed to activation of intramural nervous reflexes . |
| 16 | The interior of the carriage could be adapted to such varied uses as kitchen , bathroom , dressing room , office and dining room . |
| 17 | If the meaning of ‘ god ’ can be developed to be as flexible and free from the restrictions and constraints of earlier teachings and convictions as has been the development of medical science , then the future could be looked to with confidence and hope . |
| 18 | If this does not happen , current from the switch could be passed to ‘ earth ’ for part of the cycle , resulting in possibly a damaging loading on the switching device and overheating with loss of efficiency . |
| 19 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 20 | Thus a car which is so seriously damaged that its chassis is distorted could no longer be accurately described as new , even after being repaired , whereas if only the engine were damaged the car could be restored to newness by a new engine being installed . |
| 21 | The Tribunal 's ruling stipulated , however , that the funds could be returned to the Philippines only after a Philippines court had issued a " legally binding verdict " on whether the assets were to be confiscated or given back to their claimants . |
| 22 | However , the report stated that no firm contracts had yet been signed and that " part of the deal could be lost to German or Italian suppliers " . |
| 23 | Before , however , the plan could be put to the test preliminary peace terms had been agreed and England 's victory in the Seven Years War was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris on 10 February 1763 . |
| 24 | The visitors could be seen to be bewitched at the learning about the cathedral coming out of such callow lips . |
| 25 | The law could be used to ‘ protect ’ women and children , to educate men into self-control and chastity , and to reform working-class morals . |
| 26 | Alternatively the revision could be put to a referendum rather than to the " congress " . |
| 27 | He contends that in the absence of sufficient fact to establish , on the balance of probability , that the Policyholder could be subjected to a criminal prosecution in respect of the goods , then indemnity should be granted . |
| 28 | He contends that in the absence of sufficient fact to establish , on the balance of probability , that the Policyholder could be subjected to a criminal prosecution in respect of the goods , then indemnity should be granted . |
| 29 | He claims that the process could be extended to other waste disposal tasks : " Anything which can devour a Trabi probably has an appetite for a lot more besides . " |
| 30 | Prison security has become an issue , especially since the troubles in Northern Ireland , and it is worth noting that the 1983 report of the Chief Inspector of Prisons suggested that the lessons of the 38-prisoner-escape from the Maze could be applied to England and Wales . |