Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [be] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 Once a shape has been generated , however , it can be plotted at any position and in any orientation or size so a library of shapes can be built up for repeated use .
2 Parallel trade is now so well established that Health Department payments to pharmacists can be clawed back for sales of discounted drugs .
3 It takes at least two terms even to become familiar with a new job but , after that , few management changes can be put off for more than a year .
4 Thus women with a high probability of developing such problems can be separated out for preventive therapy research programmes , in an effort to decrease the morbidity and mortality these women subsequently suffer .
5 Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound .
6 Oral extensions to some exercises can be written out for homework .
7 Controls can be set up for most of these experiments , e.g. plant cress seed on dry blotting paper as well as wet , so that children begin to realise that it really is the water that is responsible for the change .
8 Such group-frequency correlations have been extensively developed for organic compounds , and similar correlations can be drawn up for inorganic species [ 19 ] .
9 Individual photocopies A4 handouts/posters can be run off for you on coloured paper at the office if you send in a clear original ( photographs/cut outs can be gummed on to the page and words either cut out , written , stencilled or typed ) .
10 Unfortunately , few activities can be shut down for set periods , most being operational all the year round .
11 Also the larger tablets can be broken up for small fish .
12 The light mornings are coming along and the cows can be taken in for milking earlier .
13 The winners of the heats can be brought back for the final .
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