Example sentences of "can [be] [vb pp] [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experiments show that bees can be trained to come to sugar solutions in response to an artificial magnetic field . |
| 2 | — which can give preference to one sense when other factors are equal ; and can be biased according to sublanguage/domain ; |
| 3 | Contrast the following case , in which it is Mela , an Augustan jurist of uncertain leanings , who is opposed to the validity of the disposition , arguing that if the amount is unstated then the amount is zero , while Nerva , a first-century Proculian , is in favour of it ; Ulpian follows him in suggesting that the amount the testator usually gave is payable , failing which it can be determined according to status . |
| 4 | REACTION TO CAMP ROUTINE AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Lenny can be trusted to carry to completion any task given to him . |
| 5 | Any reduction in orbital speed by the action of an additional force can be shown to lead to shrinkage of the orbit . |
| 6 | The worms can be graded according to size , simply by shaking the harvested worms in some water in a small bottle . |
| 7 | The species still lives in the seas off Florida today The specimen is 6 cm long — but like all gastropods , smaller or larger specimens can be found according to growth . |
| 8 | One of the joys of making a trifle is that the ingredients can be changed according to taste and season . |
| 9 | Built into the system is a structured modelling process that can be configured according to design requests to provide answers to design problems . |
| 10 | She advocates building up place settings ‘ with separate yet related pieces that can be combined according to mood , time of day and style of meal ’ . |
| 11 | Sovereign can be adapted according to customer needs and there are now 80 staff on the Sage Hotline to offer support — though it reckons three quarters of the 2,500 daily calls it receives relate to business rather than technical problems ! |