Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | In principle , any discipline can be called on in this way , as an intellectual resource which has the power of showing hidden ways of perceiving the object in question . |
| 2 | For example , the Brown family 's budget can be written down like this : |
| 3 | Political power can be built up in this way , with the result that many Latin American leaders owe their position to a network of clientelist relationships . |
| 4 | Each group has a word such as ‘ measurements ’ or ‘ recommendations ’ , and the object is to see how many other words can be made out of this . |
| 5 | The circumstances of a particular case may oblige the partners as a matter of good faith to proceed first by way of warning as to future conduct or to offer a personal hearing to the offending partner , but few general rules can be laid down in this respect . |
| 6 | Only a few words , and you can be taken out of this cell , fed , warmed , lodged in a better place , ’ he tempted softly . |
| 7 | Could you please let me know if there are any planning or highway constraints on the size and design of gates that can be put up in this area and if planning consent is required . |
| 8 | Detailed evaluations can be carried out on this mock-up before the real system is constructed . |
| 9 | This corresponds well to the high pitch of mouse sounds , which can be emitted up to this same level . |
| 10 | Character , plumage , feather details , light and shade can be worked in over this framework . |
| 11 | Fundamentally , it is the differences in composition that are responsible for all the variations between the extremes , and this produces an interesting chain of cause and effect which can be summed up like this : |