Example sentences of "it can [be] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Partially stenosed coronary arteries can often be re-bored using a hi-tech version of the pipe-cleaner known as a balloon catheter , so named because it can be blown up at the appropriate moment to expand the narrowed segment . |
| 2 | No matter how faint or how brief each transmission may be it can be snatched out of the air and analysed . |
| 3 | It can be done out of role — with the information gathered through research , for example , then used to inform the subsequent drama — or it can be undertaken in role . |
| 4 | You may want to change the format , say from Video 8 to VHS , so that it can be played back on your table-top VCR , or to convert the sound track from hi-fi to a linear edge track which can then be edited by audio dub . |
| 5 | If a pipe has frozen , it can be thawed out with a hairdrier or by wrapping towels soaked in hot water around it . |
| 6 | From the landlord 's point of view one principal advantage of the term of years certain is that it can be contracted out of the security of tenure that would otherwise be provided by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 . |
| 7 | This means that the best possible data model can be formulated with the knowledge that it can be mapped on to a DBMS . |
| 8 | But once balanced there , it can be pushed over with just one finger . |
| 9 | It can be pleated up to the exact length of your particular curtain fixture by adjusting the amount of fabric in each pleat and the spaces between them . |
| 10 | Here the desires of the vendor and Newco may converge because the problem for Newco in acquiring goodwill is that it will reduce Newco 's distributable profits as it must be written off in the profit and loss account , unless it can be written off against the share premium account . |
| 11 | After the form has been completed it can be printed out for filing . |
| 12 | After the form has been completed it can be printed out for filing . |
| 13 | But then again , we can say that we 've had a quiet week Saturday and Sunday , or from Friday till through till Monday morning , it can be packed out with people just visiting the blues . |
| 14 | A key feature of a generative programme is that it can be made up of quite simple instructions , yet generate very complex forms . |
| 15 | I am told that with good binoculars ( presumably × 12 or more ) it can be made out as an aura of soft light surrounding the cluster , but I have had no success myself . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , a generalization is only acceptable to the reader when it can be traced back to the evidence collected . |
| 17 | It can be traced back to Hogg and Barke and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . |
| 18 | It can be traced back to the creation of a committee of New Socialists in 1989 , which held a Congress in 1990 and formed a small Socialist Party of the USSR . |
| 19 | The sovereignty of Parliament has been the linchpin of our unwritten and flexible constitution ; it can be traced back in our political practice and constitutional theory for almost three centuries ; and yet the constitutional authorities have come to see it as the fundamental constitutional problem needing challenge and change . |
| 20 | The White Paper , Caring for People , was a partial response to Griffiths and it can be fleshed out into a workable comprehensive policy ; it became law in June 1990 with the passing of the NHS and Community Care Act . |
| 21 | Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea . |
| 22 | However , with a little diligence and help of the single end of a transfer tool , they can sometimes by unravelled in the work and since the end is fine it can be darned in at the back . |
| 23 | It can be detected out on the fairways , where he is acknowledged as being among cricket 's best golfers . |
| 24 | Usually it is a united group of notes , as in ( a ) below , but sometimes it can be broken up into two or more parts , as in ( b ) : This first musical thought usually comprises an even number of bars , two , four , or even six , but there is nothing to prevent it being otherwise ( note the eleven-beat phrase in the Musorgsky , Example 4 , above ) . |
| 25 | ‘ It can be broken down into sets of signals , each signal with a specific function . |
| 26 | It can be broken down into three phases . |
| 27 | Fibre by definition can not be broken down by our digestive systems , but it can be broken down by normal healthy bacteria in our large bowel . |
| 28 | It can be carried out at any time when you feel the need , for example , when you are near anybody with a cold or ‘ flu ; when you are experiencing any form of fear ; when others are indulging in negative emotions ; in noisy surroundings ; first thing in the morning and last thing at night ; after meditating or giving intuitive aromatherapy massage . |
| 29 | It can be carried out by : |
| 30 | As the cockpit is likely to be used a lot while sailing in the trades and while in harbour , it seems a pity that the tiller should take up such a large amount of space , although when at rest it can be lifted out of the way . |