Example sentences of "can be done [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Planting can be done during the summer and the oxygenating plants should be given three to four weeks to become established before you introduce any fish . |
| 2 | Some things can be done without it but we do need money . |
| 3 | They want ties that link them more to each other — through mutual defence pacts — and to the West , if it can be done without infuriating the Soviet Union . |
| 4 | Nothing can be done without the spirit of contradiction ’ . |
| 5 | What is more , it can be done without in any way making the exhibition more ‘ dull ’ or ‘ serious ’ than it would otherwise be . |
| 6 | See what can be done without filtration if you have a pollution-free source of water and can make one or two water changes a day . |
| 7 | Nathaniel Houlton , a widower living in Bristol , itemized the details of his coffin in a will drafted on 26 May 1767 : ‘ First , It is my Will and Desire ( if it can be done without being Offensive ) to have my Body kept for the space of One Week at the Least after my Demise , before my Coffin ( which I direct shall have a Double or false Lid , as my late Wife 's had ) , be closed up ; … |
| 8 | It is also because improving practice in the area of assessment can be done without requiring large increases in financial resources . |
| 9 | We have proved that it can be done without necessarily having the best players — Haguellar |
| 10 | We have proved that it can be done without necessarily having the best players in the world . ’ |
| 11 | The product shows what can be done without formal specifications , however just how much of a lead the company has given itself is debatable : IBM said that its network node specifications will be published at the end of the month for public scrutiny . |
| 12 | Limitation of family size will not happen unless it can be done without trespassing on conscience and unless practicable means are available ; and unless it is perceived to be in the families ' interests to do so ( Coale 1973 ) . |
| 13 | ( b ) If the law requires updating this can be done without taking up time on the floor of the House . |
| 14 | I do not see how this can be done without a trial of both the action and the claim to contribution . |
| 15 | The first viewing of a sequence can be done without sound so that the learner has time to think about the place , the people and the situation before having to cope with what they are saying . |
| 16 | All of these are transactions which can be done without asking participants to act in front of the camera . |
| 17 | That is a tenable argument as is the belief that in any case little that is practical can be done without help from outside agencies . |
| 18 | All this can be done without interfering with the operational or planning processes currently under way in the organization . |
| 19 | Little can be done without permission — the same security system which prevents light-fingered customers from making off with the goods , also trains an unblinking eye on the shop-worker . |
| 20 | I believe that it can be done without internment . |
| 21 | Some management writers take the view that a matrix should not be resorted to if it can be done without . |
| 22 | Government-sponsored ’ neighbourhood work stations ’ in suburban areas are proposed so that more work can be done without driving downtown to the office . |
| 23 | For example , if disassembling a computer program in order to correct errors is necessary to the lawful use and there are no express terms prohibiting this , then it can be done without infringing copyright . |
| 24 | The new test can be done without harming them , as Ken Goodwin reports . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | Chief officers have been asked to carry out a survey of people who would like to work reduced hours for less pay if it can be done without hitting the service to the public . |
| 27 | This is necessary since no complete analysis of intonation can be done without having studied these ‘ extended tones ’ . |
| 28 | a mi a very minor point that is that while we 're er carrying on these negotiations and I , I think it can be done without thought without er making the timespan from the start of this bypass , there is one minor point in that and I think it could be dealt with and , and that is the people of Brandon can see that , that the pedestrian crossing near the small roundabout in the centre of the town is far too close to that roundabout and they er believe that it causes considerable traffic hold ups and I see erm no reason why this pedestrian crossing should n't be moved |
| 29 | So , whilst the Council at its present level of spending under its present control , which is not ours , will have to make savings in expenditure , it is our belief it can be done without detriment to services . |
| 30 | Copying can be done via a Basic program , albeit at a much slower rate . |