Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The resulting data system can be converted back into its analogue equivalent by the use of a very ‘ gentle ’ low-pass filter . |
| 3 | There is no evidence that he thinks they can be argued out of their scepticism , but , since they have convinced neither him nor us , this is no cause for concern . |
| 4 | The different interpretation of positional signals by arms and legs can be traced back to their different developmental history , each bud arising at a different level along the main body axis . |
| 5 | By adopting this ‘ historical ’ approach , misunderstandings can be traced back to their origins , and then linked and brought up to their current situation . |
| 6 | In vitro analyses have shown that the effect of these mutations on CytR repression is indirect and can be traced back to their inhibitory effect on DNA binding of cAMP-CRP ( 2 ) . |
| 7 | Using a principle of recession , Pynchon even suggests that historical plotting can be traced back through its superficial manifestations to the grouping of raw matter or to the genetic code itself ! |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A substantial proportion can be referred back to their general practitioners once a thorough assessment has been carried out . |
| 10 | If the most significant work influencing an author is not cited by him , because of his perception of the possible effect of the citation on the judgmental faculties of the paper 's readership , then this calls into question one of the most fundamental precepts of bibliometrics : that the existence of a citation is an acknowledgement of influence , and it also breaks the audit trail by which published knowledge can be referred back to its origination . |
| 11 | Churchill 's decision to set up S Branch and his support for the economists within the Cabinet Office stemmed from an enduring distrust of official advice on economic policy which can be dated back to his unhappy time at the Treasury in 1924–29 , particularly his much criticised decision , taken on official advice , to return to the gold standard in 1925 . |
| 12 | There 's another example , I believe , and that is that there are schemes whereby water can be split up into its components , hydrogen and oxygen , and hydrogen actually used as a fuel in various ways . |
| 13 | A stack of OHP foils , on the other hand , can be run off on your laser printer for virtually nothing and have a number of significant advantages . |
| 14 | But much more can be made out of its well-recognised movements . |
| 15 | A better case can be made out for its subject being Salmo salar : the Atlantic salmon , than for Orpheus ! |
| 16 | You can be caught out with your follow-up question if you do n't know what you are talking about ’ — Sir Robin Day . |
| 17 | Bob Busby had also concluded his business at the urinal , but is adjusting his dress with a great deal of fumbling and knee-flexing , as if his member is of such majestic size that it can be coaxed back into his Y-fronts only with the greatest difficulty . |
| 18 | Hardy bog plants propagated earlier can be set out in their permanent positions at the poolside . |
| 19 | What Weismann realized was that nothing that happens to your body can be translated back into your genes as it were . |
| 20 | Linda Lee , Development Officer , Renfrew District Project , Alzheimer 's Scotland The AIMS of the specialist day care unit are as follows : a To provide a respite break to the carer and give the sufferer a positive place in the community where something positive can be put back into their lives and improve their awareness on a day-to-day basis . |
| 21 | A major part of his success — besides making a good detector — can be put down to his own strength of character , and a deep and lasting commitment to the Christian ethic . |
| 22 | Scorecards for the event can be picked up at your golf club and the round can be played any time . |
| 23 | This is because employers may be more willing to concede worker demands and grant trade union recognition when any resultant higher labour costs can be passed on to their customers in the form of price increases . |
| 24 | Incidentally , both necks can be shifted around in their sockets by applying pressure from the side . |
| 25 | In a competition renowned for its ferocity , where even forwards can be burned out in their twenties , a 35-year-old winger is most unusual . |
| 26 | Now renamed Ecological Advisory Service , service has been recognised in the Birthday Honours List by the award of the M B E. His service can be summed up in his own words . |