Example sentences of "[adj] and can [be] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The end product resembles meat in so far as it is fibrous and can be flavoured and/or coloured accordingly .
2 The entities are quantifiable and can be represented as special tables , known as relations .
3 This is in itself unremarkable and can be explained if , of the two types , the carbon-free granulites have a higher porosity , a weaker matrix or a greater proportion of long thin cracks that tend to close on application of small confining pressures .
4 In a random ( or direct ) access file , records are individually identified by a key and can be read or re-read in any order .
5 In any practical situation this pressure is small and can be neglected when calculating the forces on current-carrying conductors .
6 The head is flattened , with strong vibrissae or whiskers ; the ears are small and can be closed when swimming ; and all four feet have five webbed toes .
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