Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snags can be ironed out at an early stage . |
| 2 | The Commander is best left separate from the tank so that he can be painted up as an individual model and put in or left out of the hatch as desired . |
| 3 | They can be blotted down for an even more subtle finish , if you prefer , then topped with a dewy lipgloss . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Similarly , the public but not the press can be kept out of an adult court while a child or young person gives evidence in relation to a sex offence . |
| 6 | It will be a relief to get the wrangling over with , so that Maastricht 's big promises and improbable programme for monetary union can be tried out on an enlarged Community . |
| 7 | Used in the Gulf War by the Americans , it can be put up within an hour to create a sealed surgical unit , with environmental climate control . |
| 8 | The Crabtree Minder 180 is a separate sensor that you can fit internally or externally , and can be wired up into an existing light fitting . |
| 9 | The operation can be carried out as an outpatient procedure in a clinic , hospital or in some specially-equipped GP surgeries . |
| 10 | Whereas artificial insemination is a simple technique , which can be carried out in an outpatients department , or even at home , in vitro fertilization needs to be performed by highly skilled practitioners and requires sophisticated laboratory facilities . |
| 11 | On the 25th March 1993 Mr Howard updated the DoE guideline to planners thus ‘ it would be against the national interest to refuse planning permission for the extension of economic indigenous coal where the development can be carried out in an environmentally acceptable way . |
| 12 | As with communications , counselling sessions can be carried out by an officer of the company or by an outside independent specialist . |
| 13 | They can be teamed up with an additional pair of short curtains hanging above them which would be drawn at night , thus giving a tiered effect . |
| 14 | These words can be summed up in an acronym DOSES . |
| 15 | Storage is concerned with space and , conveniently as so often happens , requirements can be summed up in an acronym this time SPACES which stands for — |
| 16 | The naive inductivist account of science , which I will outline in the following sections , can be looked on as an attempt to formalize this popular picture of science . |
| 17 | The other advantages of a freezer are that it enables you to store food that can be brought out in an emergency when you have unexpected guests , or to store certain foods in bulk , such as bread , to save you from frequent trips to the shops . |