Example sentences of "could [adv] be make " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , if the surveyor failed to carry out his inspection and to present his report within the agreed time and as a result a house at a bargain price was lost , then a claim could properly be made for compensation . |
| 2 | ‘ … considered that a casual with a skilled trade may have his efficiency seriously impaired by being required to break stones and may , in order to avoid this task , feel compelled to sleep out or to commit some other offence against the law ; that it is impossible to expect the officer in charge of a casual ward to discriminate between men for whom the task would or would not be suitable , and that this would lay him open to accusations of favouritism or vindictiveness ; that the task could rarely be made a profitable one , and is repugnant to the class of workers most liable to unemployment , being looked upon by them as having penal associations and as entirely deterrent . ’ ) |
| 3 | If the process could eventually be made catalytic , though , they would have lost a money-spinner. h |
| 4 | The remark could only be made because Ashton had given so much thought to how the music could be given shape in dance . |
| 5 | Rumours of such ‘ snuff ’ movies had been carefully fostered in the New York Press with accounts of private screenings at Mafia parties , and when it was claimed that one had been acquired for public exhibition , it was advertised with the slogan : ‘ Blood Money , the film that could only be made in South America … where Life is CHEAP ! ’ |
| 6 | The Revenue stated that a decision on this issue could only be made in the light of all the facts of a particular case . |
| 7 | Instead of being supported by the teaching staff , I was criticised for my actions , and consequently decided it would be best to keep quiet about such incidents during my training , as I knew any real change could only be made from within the profession . |
| 8 | Their contribution is perceived as threefold : they were long-standing rivals of Gloucester , which virtually guaranteed a power struggle in 1483 ; the favour shown them by the king had made them unpopular with the rest of the Yorkist establishment ; and they were so closely identified with the young king , Edward V , that any limitation of their power could only be made permanent by his deposition . |
| 9 | Some years were to pass before statutes could only be made in parliament . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) That a secure accommodation order could only be made if the provisions of subsection ( 1 ) were satisfied and the justices had to consider the statutory criteria and then formulate their reasons within the criteria ; that the justices ' reasons clearly demonstrated that they had not considered whether the order was necessary to protect the child from harm if he was likely to abscond from other types of accommodation ; and that , therefore , the appeal would have to be allowed but the court would make an interim order restricting the child 's liberty for three weeks within which time the matter should be reheard ( post , pp. 93C–F , 94H — 95B , 96G–H , 98D ) . |
| 11 | The Soviet people could only be made to make sacrifices if Stalin had the threat of capitalism . |
| 12 | Their contribution is perceived as threefold : they were long-standing rivals of Gloucester , which virtually guaranteed a power struggle in 1483 ; the favour shown them by the king had made them unpopular with the rest of the Yorkist establishment ; and they were so closely identified with the young king , Edward V , that any limitation of their power could only be made permanent by his deposition . |
| 13 | The thing was though , that that claim could only be made by her . |
| 14 | Otters could soon be making a comeback along the banks of our rivers , if a new project launched by a wildlife trust is successful . |
| 15 | She said the trade in ivory was a problem for Africa and the decision on it could not be made by ‘ people outside with their emotional campaigns ’ . |
| 16 | In the judgement ( Jerusalem Chamber I February 1954 ) the Chancellor mostly backed bishop and vicar ; but ordered out the statue and the sanctuary bells and the tabernacle on the altar , saying that what was illegal could not be made legal by the bishop 's permission . |
| 17 | She could not bind herself personally , with the result that she could not be made a bankrupt , unless she was carrying on a trade . |
| 18 | Most were casual or self-employed workers who could not be made to retire , and many were also small property-holders — an important factor which also made their position stronger for continuing at work . |
| 19 | Peggy Greaves wanted to know why an entrance from London Road could not be made after the A3 bypass was opened . |
| 20 | Should it be desired to alter this state of affairs , there would be many who would assert that the change could not be made without the consent of the part of the United Kingdom affected , however it were to be expressed . |
| 21 | It is rare to find an elderly person 's home that could not be made much more comfortable , convenient and secure for her by a few carefully planned improvements and adaptations . |
| 22 | The joke could not be made today because Bragg ( in response to that gibe ? ) has now written more overtly popular fiction , including two bestsellers . |
| 23 | The remaining fighters , which were down for maintenance and could not be made airworthy in time , were wrecked when a hangar door blew down on top of them . |
| 24 | The plaintiff claimed that if an effective s 485(3) direction could not be made , then compliance with the s 17 notice would be burdensome , oppressive and a waste of time . |
| 25 | The Panel said that the conversations imparted material new information which had not been made public or could not be made public . |
| 26 | The Court of first instance therefore decided that there had been no unfair prejudice and that a share purchase order could not be made . |
| 27 | The General Commissioners dismissed the taxpayers ' appeal , accepting the Crown 's arguments that there was one practice and that an election under para 21(2) could not be made where a trade was split into two . |
| 28 | A statutory demand under s 268 , Insolvency Act 1986 could not be made to recover tax payable as determined by the General Commissioner when the notice of that amount had not been served on the taxpayer at his usual or last known place of residence under s 115 , TMA 1970 , according to Chancery Division in Re a Debtor ( No 124/50/91 ) , Ex Parte the Debtor v IRC [ 1992 ] STI 888 . |
| 29 | Many a temporary gain has been lost because the significance of the development was recognised too late in the day and additional resources could not be made available . |
| 30 | The decision to withdraw Mr. Bland 's food and drink could not be made without a court ruling . |