Example sentences of "[noun] can [be] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A speed can be locked in by selecting a dial letter and pressing the Power-on button . |
| 2 | These cause trouble because often the speller does not recognise that words can be made up of different bits brought together . |
| 3 | Each group has a word such as ‘ measurements ’ or ‘ recommendations ’ , and the object is to see how many other words can be made out of this . |
| 4 | These words can be summed up in an acronym DOSES . |
| 5 | On arriving , one will see there are two possible ways through the mountains , the easier being that to the south where a main feeder of the loch can be followed up to the watershed . |
| 6 | A break-point can be picked out from the graph of employees in employment ( Figure 2.1(a) ) : 1966 was the peak year for the total number of jobs in the economy . |
| 7 | The different interpretation of positional signals by arms and legs can be traced back to their different developmental history , each bud arising at a different level along the main body axis . |
| 8 | ( Gordon and Heivilin ( 1978 ) , however , point out that the origins of ZBB can be traced back at least until 1924 ) . |
| 9 | Canadian station-building styles can be divided up into a number of periods . |
| 10 | Evaporation losses can be topped up with tapwater that has been dechlorinated with a good quality conditioner such as TetraPond AquaFin . |
| 11 | Indeed , readers can be put off from finding out more about the MU , which is the only organization providing protection and service solely to musicians . |
| 12 | ( c ) Dynamic stress at a constant frequency Other solutions can be built up from these using the superposition principle . |
| 13 | The following day the whole fence can be raked down from both sides to make it shed rain better , and the rakings piled on top . |
| 14 | If preferred , calories can be averaged out on a weekly rather than a daily basis . |
| 15 | Anything that you design within the programme can be saved on to disk for future use . |
| 16 | Such reasoning can be traced down to the present day , although there are variations on the theme . |
| 17 | Luckily for the curious , this historical sideline can be followed up in a number of publications , both about individuals and institutions . |
| 18 | Most hair care worries can be sorted out by changing your basic routine or using products to suit your hair type . |
| 19 | Money collected as a result can be paid in at branches of the Halifax Building Society and will be given to the Barnardos charity . |
| 20 | When building timber steps , these treads can be filled in with compacted soil , finishing off with bark chippings . |
| 21 | You can shoot the material in any order , the edited movie can be built up from the best parts of the recording , and the overall shape of the movie can be finally determined when the material to be retained is known . |
| 22 | Courier bags up to 32 kilos in weight can be accepted up to 45 minutes before flight departure to over 60 destinations . |
| 23 | As we suggested above , long-firm frauds can be carried out by people who have no social or business contact with the criminal fraternity . |
| 24 | The advantage of this is that the secretaries can be laid off during the summer recess , and MPs can avoid the cost of employing them from the ‘ expenses ’ allowance . |
| 25 | On and off street parking is available within easy walking distance of the museum and coach parties can be dropped off at the main entrance |
| 26 | Ample free parking is available adjacent to the Museum and coach parties can be dropped off at the main entrance |
| 27 | On and off street parking is available within easy walking distance of the museum and coach parties can be dropped off at the main entrance . |
| 28 | The ears can be made out of felt and a small tail can be made of cotton wool . |
| 29 | These post-coital hormonal contraceptives can be taken up to 72 hours after intercourse . |
| 30 | In many respects similar to family trees , hierarchies can be set up with ‘ parents ’ and ‘ descendants ’ . |