Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [be] [vb pp] and " in BNC.

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1 The ‘ headlands ’ , where the horses or tractors turn at either end of the ridges , constitute too large a proportion of a smallholder 's roots field to be allowed to lie fallow , but they can not be cultivated and sown until the inter-row hoeing is completed .
2 If you would find it easier to work with the doors flat on the floor , they can easily be unscrewed and replaced later .
3 However , when these words occur within a meaningful context , they can easily be read and understood by humans .
4 It should be recognised that there is no secondary market for units , they can only be bought and sold from the unit trust itself .
5 It can not be prescribed and controlled .
6 The police and the Government can be proud of the police national computer because it fights crime , but it is important that they offer assurance to the general public that it can not be misused and does result in people being dealt with differently .
7 Most experts agree that it can not be done and that the poll tax will live on until 1994 .
8 Ireland may one day be a united nation , but it can not be done and should not be done from London .
9 The duty is personal as it can not be delegated and is discharged by the exercise of due skill and care .
10 The DC identifier will be displayed on the screen , and careful note should be taken of it , as it can not be altered and will need to be supplied in all future references to this DC .
11 The SPR identifier will be displayed on the screen , and careful note should be taken of it , as it can not be altered and must be supplied in all future references to this SPR .
12 The SSR identifier will be displayed on the screen , and careful note should be taken of it , as it can not be altered and must be supplied in all future references to this SSR .
13 They also heard the chairman of the STUC energy committee , Harry McLevy , spell out the grounds for continued investment , arguing that the case for nuclear power is so big it can not be ignored and must be incorporated into any energy policy for Scotland. ,
14 It can not be recharged and must be thrown away after use .
15 It can not be sold and will cost the company £500 to dispose of it if it is not used to produce Abrasive .
16 Blame becomes indiscriminate when it can not be focused and seen in context , and it is black people who are the ones to suffer most in this situation .
17 After all , oil has little value if it can not be produced and sold .
18 This can be instinctive and it can also be perfected and developed .
19 I am not advocating no guidance though , since a teacher 's role in this respect is a vital one , but it can easily be overdone and destroy a sense of personal achievement .
20 How does new learned information become ‘ represented ’ in the brain in the form of new patterns of connections between cells so that it can subsequently be retrieved and modify future behaviour ?
21 When we feel resentment or act out of a sense of duty it can sometimes be seen and felt by the person concerned .
22 It can then be examined and cultured like ordinary urethral samples .
23 Due to its size , it can only be handled and converted by merchants with large enough bandsaws .
24 As a source of power , it can only be claimed and used if others recognise and accept it as a source of power .
25 When the mechanics of causality have been forsaken , identity can never be known or measured , it can only be postulated and experienced .
26 He can then be cautioned and reported for the ‘ using ’ offence .
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