Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one pretends that the calculation of the multiplier is a scientific operation and no hard-and-fast rule can be laid down for calculating it . |
| 2 | We 've heard that the London Transport Museum can be hired out for parties and receptions , and , as my fiancé is involved in the transport industry , we 'd love to find out more . |
| 3 | With luck , this procedure can be dragged out for months or even years , with costs mounting in parallel . |
| 4 | It was much used in mediaeval times in Britain and , indeed , its use can be traced back for 3,000 years . |
| 5 | The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading . |
| 6 | So for those who like the idea of a guaranteed fixed income , the two main points to consider are , first , how long your capital can be tied up for , and second , whether interest rates are likely to increase , leaving you with an investment yielding less than is obtainable elsewhere . |
| 7 | This type of analysis can be carried out for the whole country showing that there are a number of areas which are prominent in the consumption of the imported goods and which may have been developing centres of political and economic power ( Huggett forthcoming ) . |
| 8 | A resource box can be built up for each history unit . |
| 9 | And the fact that a package trip can be snapped up for about £600 has put the exotic destination within the reach of many Britons . |
| 10 | Goods coming into the country can be held up for other routine reasons , for example , non-completion of paperwork or the non-payment of tax and excise duties , said Customs . |
| 11 | A better case can be made out for its subject being Salmo salar : the Atlantic salmon , than for Orpheus ! |
| 12 | However , a case can be made out for cyclically adjusting such figures so that the long-term trend of unemployment may be observed . |
| 13 | The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome . |
| 14 | A case can be made out for the 1918 election as a Unionist victory rather than a coalition victory . |
| 15 | Despite recent insights then , a respectable case can be made out for some form of intervention in some natural monopoly cases . |
| 16 | The provision of copied material is expensive in resources and in time , but can facilitate work for pupils who have problems with distance vision , and a bank of basic material can be built up for future as well as current usage . |