Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tickets booked by telephone or by post can be collected up to 5pm on the day of screening at MAC . |
| 2 | But once balanced there , it can be pushed over with just one finger . |
| 3 | The variety is enormous but many can be ruled out in not satisfying all the requirements . |
| 4 | Any process with a clearly defined end and intermediate objectives that can be broken down into easily analysed subskills is ideally suited for computerisation . |
| 5 | This instrument was known to Ptolemy in the second century AD , and — the underlying mathematical theory of stereographic projection can be traced back at least to Ptolemy 's great predecessor Hipparchus ( second century BC ) . |
| 6 | ( Gordon and Heivilin ( 1978 ) , however , point out that the origins of ZBB can be traced back at least until 1924 ) . |
| 7 | The Swan 's chequered history can be traced back to almost 100 years before . |
| 8 | The first point to be made about recent rural population change is that the broad spatial processes of the 1970s and early 1980s can be traced back into not only the 1960s , but even the 1950s ( Compton , 1983 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ It seems you can be swept along by almost anyone . |
| 10 | The power of the conscience can be built up from very early childhood by nothing more harmful than the temporary withholding of manifestations of love . |
| 11 | A key feature of a generative programme is that it can be made up of quite simple instructions , yet generate very complex forms . |
| 12 | However , a case can be made out for cyclically adjusting such figures so that the long-term trend of unemployment may be observed . |
| 13 | The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome . |
| 14 | The inner shell is a self-sufficient unit which can be cut off at once from the outer shell . |
| 15 | Not all models are the curvaceous female variety and studio shots can be set up with less glamorous professional models where this is required . |
| 16 | The tent can be put up in as little as five seconds and has enough room to provide shade and wind protection for two adults . |
| 17 | Another says that if the diner happens to put an elbow out , it can be put back at once . |
| 18 | However , a patch repair can be carried out by carefully scraping away the burnt area with a knife until all the charring has been removed . |
| 19 | And the fact that a package trip can be snapped up for about £600 has put the exotic destination within the reach of many Britons . |
| 20 | This is why Kiddi-Proof has come up with the Ovensafe and Grillsafe — covers in heat-retardant plastic which can be clipped on to almost any make of appliance . |
| 21 | There are databases which can be bought in from outside ( provided by government , consultancy and other organisations ) and are as important a source for information as that gained from internal databases . |
| 22 | Her book features 100 authentic recipes that can be conjured up in just 35 minutes from start to finish , including antipasti and starters — try ricotta-stuffed dates for an unusual appetiser — and pasta , risotto and other typically Italian main courses . |
| 23 | In the early studies we chose to look at them twenty-four hours after training on the grounds that any structural change would take time to build up , ; more recently he has pushed the earliest time at which changes can be found back to as little as an hour after the bird pecks the bead . |
| 24 | Opening times at the house are 1pm-6pm , the gardens can be walked in from 10.30am till 6pm and the shop and tearoom will be staffed from 1.30pm till 5.30pm . |
| 25 | Do you think it can be got through without too many hitches on either side ? |
| 26 | Since distribution concerns access the requirements of a distribution system , by happy chance and some contrivance , can be summed up in yet another acronym , ACCESS , standing for : |
| 27 | The most attractive reason in the current economic climate can be summed up in just one word , margin . |
| 28 | This block is dovetailed into the pine framing of the sides so it can be slipped off for disassembly . |
| 29 | It states that if a given change can be brought about in more than one way , the overall enthalpy change is the same for each way . |