Example sentences of "which [vb mod] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Present-day streamfloods from isolated uplands follow the upper parts of formerly much more integrated and lengthy drainage systems , but deposition as the volume of water is reduced by percolation and evaporation chokes the middle and lower parts of the valleys , which may be converted to dune fields . |
| 2 | One of the practical tasks which may be taught to the patient in prone lying is how to get up from the floor . |
| 3 | A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution . |
| 4 | ‘ A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution . |
| 5 | Such a profit element may include not only a straightforward management fee but also a hidden profit , such as a discount , which may be given to the headtenant under a block policy of insurance . |
| 6 | There are three basic books which may be studied to good effect : A Complete Guide to Heraldry by A.C. Fox-Davies , revised in 1969 by John Brooke-Little , the present Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ; Boutell 's Heraldry , also revised by Brook-Little ( 1983 ) ; and A New Dictionary of Heraldry ( 1987 ) edited by Stephen Friar . |
| 7 | Among the Dutch paintings on offer are two by Pyke Koch in the style termed Magisch Realisme , which may be compared to the German Neue Sachlichkeit . |
| 8 | As habitus , this distinction between the Kantian and anti-Kantian aesthetic is both derived from material conditions , and in turn provides an insight into a classificatory scheme which may be applied to an infinite number of actual material and consumption domains . |
| 9 | In order to recognize the different characteristics of individual fabrics it is helpful to know a little about the raw materials used ( i.e. , fibre content ) and the weave and various finishes which may be applied to it , as it is the combination of these factors that affect its appearance , how it handles and its performance . |
| 10 | The nether millstone is the nuclear industry , which is protected by the mysterious ENOR — the existing nuclear operating regime — which protects the nuclear industry so that all its power stations will run whenever they are available to run , a condition which may be applied to Sizewell B as well . |
| 11 | Bean ( 1980 ) , in relation to the 1959 Act , makes some points about psychiatrists which may be extended to GPs . |
| 12 | The kernel of the unconscious system is the whole set of instinctual wish-impulses which may be represented to consciousness by dream images . |
| 13 | On the other hand , there is information which may be said to be external to the company , commonly referred to as market information . |
| 14 | It is such questions which one must ask of Christians , particularly Christians who would be feminist , who explain that the creation story ( or any other part of the Christian story which may be said to be sexist ) is to them a ‘ true myth ’ . |
| 15 | The departmental secretary has a standard letter on file which may be refined to the precise addressees and description of the opportunity . |
| 16 | Your salary is £8,250 exclusive of live-in benefits , which may be assumed to be equivalent to a further 20 per cent . |
| 17 | Counselling is concerned with coping mechanisms which may be related to physical health problems , or may be personal and linked to relationships , or sociocultural issues including spiritual beliefs , or may be linked to economic difficulties . |
| 18 | Apart from the El Chichón cloud , the most intriguing aspect of this record is a pair of dips in January and March 1982 , before El Chichón erupted , which may be related to a ‘ mystery cloud ’ of material in the stratosphere . |
| 19 | In addition a coarser time scale of LDO occurrence exists ( Fig. 1 ) which may be related to intervals of major global ocean-atmosphere reorganization . |
| 20 | The possibility of increased virulence in these antibiotic resistant strains ( which may be related to the presence of plasmids encoding antibiotic resistance and virulence factors ) suggests that attempts to limit their selection by judicious use of narrow spectrum antibiotics should be considered at all times . |
| 21 | There are a number of studies which suggest that it is sensible to think of subjective risk when driving as a continually fluctuating quantity which may be related to both estimated and objective risk . |
| 22 | Many of the variables which may be related to subjective risk may also be related to subsequent recall of situations . |
| 23 | Epidemiological studies have implicated dietary fat of animal origin as an important aetiological factor in the development of colorectal cancer which may be related to altered faecal bile acids . |
| 24 | As yet there has been no detailed attempt to assess the possible effects of such hot-spot ‘ migration ’ on landscape development , but there is some evidence from the stratigraphic record of the movement of topographic swells across continents which may be related to the passage of hot spots or similar thermal phenomena . |
| 25 | In Taormina , the Corso Umberto — the town 's main thoroughfare — caters to all fashionable tastes , and the winding back streets offer a range of shops with specialities which range from delicately embroidered blouses which may be made to measure , colourful pottery and terracotta statuettes dressed in 18th century costumes . |
| 26 | two ice axe loops with top straps which may be adjusted to varying heights ; two compression straps at each side ; d-ring positioned on each shoulder harness strap . |
| 27 | The furniture in the lower room , which in every respect corresponds to the upper one , consists of one chair , of most antique and unsafe appearance ; two tables , which may be referred to an equally remote period ; and a rude wooden bench , about four feet long . |
| 28 | This may be quite legitimate in cases where it is possible to use one module with any one or more modules , all of which may be referred to in loose coupling relations but only one may need to be called up from within the package . |
| 29 | It is also likely that interviews will generate further material ( old photographs , or old objects ) , which may be loaned to the school for the duration of the project . |
| 30 | Lord Denning explained that ‘ There are some things which may be required to be disclosed in the public interest , in which event no confidence can be prayed in aid to keep them secret . ’ |