Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] to [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children may discover that the covering of sand in the tray can be pushed to one side into a mound , yet will still push back to cover the tray . |
| 2 | The advantage is that the cover can be pushed to one side with a net handle or broomstick , then slid back again , while the pondkeeper remains dry and in full possession of his sanity . |
| 3 | If a machine is effectively cleaned and disinfected service can be extended to three day intervals providing there are no extreme environmental or siting factors . |
| 4 | If policy can be set to one side then it is set to one side and I think it enhances the reputation of of the system . |
| 5 | The school 's values can be reduced to one rule , says the head ; do to others as you would have them do to you . |
| 6 | Other theorists ( e.g. Mackintosh and Reese 1979 ) ( see also Wagner 1981 ) attribute the effect to competition between stimuli at a perceptual level , suggesting that because of some limited capacity mechanism , attention can be paid to one component only at the expense of that paid to the other . |
| 7 | Many thousands of cards can be attached to one wheel , which makes it a suitable and speedy system for a large volume of records ( Fig. 6.8 ) . |