Example sentences of "that [noun sg] could [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.

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1 Nos. 36 and 51 , retained at Sutton for short workings , were transferred to Penge , as any car from that batch could be sent to Sutton at short notice when required .
2 Failure to secure an appointment , particularly when that failure could be linked to an appearance of neglect , would produce lasting enmity more certainly than the gift of patronage could ensure permanent friendship .
3 The essential discovery , now that everyone had heard of Freud , was that guilt could be harnessed to salesmanship .
4 He would show that mathematics could be reduced to something even more simple , more general , more basic than had hitherto been supposed , to logical concepts , and , moreover , at the same time , he would be able to exhibit the internal logical structure of mathematics in a much more rigorous way .
5 Perhaps that principle could be applied to other opportunity areas .
6 As priority was given to the undergraduate course in information retrieval during the first year and other conditions remained nearly constant , any changes in the pattern of the use of Chalmers Library during that time could be attributed to the effects of the course of instruction .
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