Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] can [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has a generously wide and stable hull with a square tail outline , a large daggerboard and sometimes footstraps which can be fitted as the sailor improves . |
| 2 | No but what they do in America because I do n't think you can be gassed unless you 're grown up |
| 3 | Replacing in eqn ( 8.2 ) by gives Multiplying this by Z and dropping a factor m throughout we obtain which can be rearranged as where T is also a conserved quantity . |
| 4 | Mr Deputy Speaker it shows it can be done and I hope others will look after the interests of their tax payers as well . |
| 5 | Donald Fry , in his study , Children talk about books : seeing themselves as readers ( 1985 ) , has shown what can be done if one is not daunted by the ‘ unscientific ’ nature of small samples , limited ‘ controls ’ , speculation , and subjectivity . |
| 6 | ‘ After the dark days of 70 's and 80's , I think we have turned the corner and have shown what can be done when , even in a remote community like ours , people get together and work for their mutual benefit . ’ |
| 7 | The above examples demonstrate what can be done if a ballet is to communicate meaning beyond that of distinguishing between the world of the flesh and that of the spirit . |
| 8 | Well you know everything can be made and if it 's cold you just put the boxes in the fridge and if it 's hot you just put it in and seal it up . |
| 9 | It states who can drive your car and what purposes it can be used for |
| 10 | It states who can drive your car and what purposes it can be used for |
| 11 | It states who can drive your car and what purposes it can be used for |
| 12 | It states who can drive your car and what purposes it can be used for |
| 13 | Before we examine the 21 May Definition Order in detail , we must therefore summarise what can be discovered as to what made 1st Ukrainian Division , of all the formations originally surrendered to 5 Corps , a special case . |
| 14 | Where buildings overlap it can be shown that post-built structures preceded those constructed using continuous trenches . |
| 15 | This involves a very considerable degree of planning and administrative skill together with sufficient maturity at both local and national level to recognise what can be devolved and what should be maintained as a national concern . |
| 16 | I do not think it can be said that the manner of death is any more horrific than it used to be ( although it may well be different ) but it may be that the way of reporting someone 's death has radically changed and that this has brought its own problems . |
| 17 | I do not think it can be claimed that they opened up new territory ( writings by Dorothy Heathcote and others in the 1970s were concerned with a level of sophistication in drama teaching which the team seemed not to be able to articulate ) , but in terms of giving some sense of order to the basic functioning of drama the publication deserves to be seen as an important landmark . |
| 18 | Or the nineteen thirties book is like one of the things that really inspired me because it showed me that you can do type that looks as though , I mean it can be composed as though in metal and not be boring — can not be , manufactured , you know hum drum , by varying the weights and by massing it , and also one of the things they do , that you see in those books that you did n't see in printing , was this size of type . |
| 19 | Where they do not exist it can be presumed that either the genuine silver-gilt coronet was used at the funeral and then put back into the strongroom after the funeral , or they have disintegrated . |
| 20 | So I think you can be assured that it 's not something that 's been put to one side , it 's something that we 're trying to build in to all the work we do , in whatever ways appropriate , but er , I accept that the the implications for your comment , that we 've got to be continually , er watching ourselves , to make sure that we do that . |
| 21 | There is a creeping ratchet effect : capacity means something can be done and once it is being done it is expanded or generalised ; that in turn means there is need for more support ; in turn that support needs supporting , so creating more capacity , and the cycle repeats . |
| 22 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 23 | Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical . |
| 24 | the inhouse best practice technique represents a valid , low-cost approach for identifying what can be achieved and the key elements needed for better performance ; |
| 25 | Heisenberg realised that the formalism also implicitly prescribed what can be measured and how well . |
| 26 | Once the text has been analysed it can be edited and spell-checked , as required , and then exported to Word , Word for Windows , WordPerfect and WordStar word processors . |
| 27 | These include life cycle analysis and ecobalances ‘ to try to clarify what can be done and what is sensible to do and how to do it ’ and the proposals for a CO2/energy tax . |
| 28 | I daresay it can be done if you think of the kind of economic growth rates produced by places like South Korea … |
| 29 | Ardoyne woman Marion Kane , who fought hard to turn the scheme into reality , said : ‘ This is a dream come true and goes to show what can be achieved if local people are determined to have what they deserve . ’ |