Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disconnect the large multi plug on the wiring loom on the bulkhead Pull the wire off the injector pump shut off solenoid as a safety measure and touch the starter solenoid wire ( white with a red tracer ) to a live feed ( brown ) on the engine side of the multi plug ( check it is out of first gear first ) An opened split pin is ideal for the job With practice the engine can be flicked over to the required position |
| 2 | Any set of functions can be overplotted on to the reference set , or an error function may be generated and plotted directly . |
| 3 | The problem of poor image quality can be tracked down to the scanning stage . |
| 4 | Various intumescent materials are available which can be sprayed on to the iron , after suitable cleaning and priming , to five a fire-insulating coating . |
| 5 | There 'll be a group making pots out of clay or out of plasticine ; there 'll be a group doing sums ; there 'll be a group working with the microcomputer , and that can be incorporated in to the group work pattern , and it can also be incorporated into the sort of topic and project work that a primary school does . |
| 6 | Girls , women and small children lug great sacks along to a spot where they can be heaved on to the roof of the bus . |
| 7 | Less ambitiously , simple networks can be chalked on to the playground . |
| 8 | It can be pleated up to the exact length of your particular curtain fixture by adjusting the amount of fabric in each pleat and the spaces between them . |
| 9 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
| 10 | On active citizenship Labour has had little to say , although Labour spokespersons haves given support to the general idea of civic responsibility and the encouragement of a sense of community , which can be traced back to the nineteenth century traditions of civic virtue and community solidarity which are strong in the Labour party . |
| 11 | In particular , the origin of the problem of the dating of Easter can be traced back to the Babylonians . |
| 12 | The idea of a primeval golden age can be traced back to the Sumerians ( c.2000 BC ) . |
| 13 | The germ of this idea can be traced back to the sophist Antiphon ( c.480–411 BC ) , one of whose fragments contains the earliest Greek definition of time . |
| 14 | The founding father of modern Mithraic studies , Franz Cumont , showed that Roman Mithraism was a continuation of the Iranian religion of Zarathustra and that its origins can be traced back to the Hindus , for in the Vedic hymns we encounter the name Mitra . |
| 15 | Its origin can be traced back to the Sumerians and Babylonians . |
| 16 | The origin of Islamic interest in science can be traced back to the closure by Justinian of the Neoplatonic Academy at Athens in 529 . |
| 17 | There were other polled cattle in Ireland throughout the ages : the ‘ maol ’ ( hornless ) types are referred to in traditional cattle-raiding stories which in some cases can be traced back to the fourth century , and remains of polled cattle have been found ( along with small , horned Kerry types ) at archaeological sites dating back three to four thousand years . |
| 18 | In reality , these devices are a form of laser whose development can be traced back to the post-war years and which have a wide range of applications beyond generating very high powers . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , a generalization is only acceptable to the reader when it can be traced back to the evidence collected . |
| 20 | It can be traced back to the creation of a committee of New Socialists in 1989 , which held a Congress in 1990 and formed a small Socialist Party of the USSR . |
| 21 | Their heritage can be traced back to the time of the destruction of the Temple in 586 BC , when the Jews were taken captive into exile by the Babylonians . |
| 22 | Their regulation can be traced back to the thirteenth century and subsequent legislation such as that of 1697 — ‘ An act to restrain the number and ill practice of brokers and stock brokers ’ . |
| 23 | The system of Heliopolis can be traced back to the Second and Third Dynasties . |
| 24 | Rug-making in the Balkans can be traced back to the time when the peninsula was under the control of the Turkish empire . |
| 25 | Lavender 's use can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans and it is more than likely that it was used all round the Mediterranean by Egyptians , Arabs , and Sumerians for a variety of domestic , cosmetic and perfumery needs . |
| 26 | The family , which can be traced back to the thirteenth century , lived at the manor of Cavendish Overhall , Suffolk , until the house and lands were sold in 1596 by William Cavendish , Michael 's eldest brother . |
| 27 | history The Treasury can be traced back to the eleventh century whereas the Department of the Environment was created in 1970 . |
| 28 | As Elcock ( 1986 , Chapter 9 ) points out , town and country , planning can be traced back to the Victorian era when enlightened industrialists sought to improve areas such as Bournville in Birmingham and Saltaire in West Yorkshire . |
| 29 | As we have observed in earlier chapters , one of the major concerns of government one which can be traced back to the last century — is the control of the level of expenditure by the state . |
| 30 | The root of this discontent can be traced back to the experiences of troops of the British West Indies Regiment ( B.W.I.R. ) whilst they were stationed at Taranto , Italy , in 1918 . |