Example sentences of "which can [be] [vb pp] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the pattern of research work in the humanities and social sciences is such that perhaps the only generalisation which can be made is that no article or book is written using only the resources of one library , still less the home library of a researcher 's institution . |
| 2 | Sometimes the only advice which can be given is , ‘ Learn to live with it . ’ |
| 3 | Such approaches have been applied to cursive words of English ( Frishkopf and Harmon 1961 ; Harmon , 1962b ; Earnest , 1962 ; Farag , 1979 ; Brown and Ganapathy , 1980 ) , but to achieve any degree of accuracy the vocabulary which can be recognised is very small . |
| 4 | ‘ Sackholders ’ which look like dustbins but lack proper handles which can be grasped are INADEQUATE for loose refuse and MUST NOT be used except to hold tied plastic sacks . |
| 5 | The first and most obvious question which can be asked is , why call the union between a man and an operated transsexual a ‘ marriage' ? |
| 6 | The second aspect which can be noted is the reluctance of government sometimes to appreciate or accept possible resource implications . |
| 7 | The work which can be done is any work a solicitor normally does other than representation in a court or tribunal . |
| 8 | It will be noted that where there is no penetration but aggravating circumstances exist , the maximum penalty which can be imposed is heavier than in cases where there is sexual penetration but aggravating circumstances are absent . |
| 9 | The only measure of performance which can be yielded is the comparison of budget with actual . |
| 10 | even those words which can be produced are often poorly articulated ; |
| 11 | The Local Government Act 1972 specifically states that the only business which can be transacted is that appearing in the summons convening the meeting . |
| 12 | The range of fabrics which can be knitted is amazing , but so often we do not have time to explore them . |
| 13 | This makes very good sense , for in the wild there is much less food available during the winter , and the plants which can be found are less nutritious in winter than in summer . |
| 14 | The number of motors which can be controlled is limited by the requirement that step commands may have to be issued to all motors between successive clock interrupts . |
| 15 | However , the range which can be used is amazing . |
| 16 | There are , however , two limitations : the thickness of the paper which can be used , and the fact that if the cost is not to be prohibitive , the only colour ink which can be used is black . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , video imaging systems are not very tolerant of contrast , and the range of brightness between the lightest and darkest areas of a picture which can be reproduced is very much less for video than it is for ordinary colour photography . |