Example sentences of "can be [verb] in the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One of the processes of digestion is to reduce food to a substance which can be absorbed in the bloodstream as sugar .
2 Both can be implicated in the crime and convicted .
3 The different senses of handle can be delimited in the manner suggested above for mouth .
4 His created paradise is still only temporal and whilst denying that his perfection can be reached in the presence of the temptation of women , he accepts the fact they are here to stay .
5 Thereafter , the zygote — the name given to the resultant collection of cells — can be implanted in the uterus .
6 However , in exceptional circumstances , where there is evidence of seriously threatening and violent behaviour on the part of an individual client towards a worker , an interdict can be sought in the courts specifically prohibiting that individual from molesting a particular employee , or visiting , for example a work location where previous visits have indicated a likelihood of danger to staff .
7 A sinusoidal tensile stress of a given frequency can be generated in the vibrator A and if the electrical vectors from the force and displacement are represented by and then by satisfying the condition the tangent of the phase angle δ between the stress and the strain may be calculated from This operation of adjustment followed by subtraction of the electrical vectors is performed directly in the recording circuit .
8 It can be shown that semantic network representations are formally equivalent to semantic feature representations , in as much as any information that can be represented in one can be represented in the other .
9 OE post-vocalic /ht , xt/ , for example — in words of the type riht , niht , PresE ‘ right , night ’ — can be represented in the spelling of Havelok by st , ht , th , cht , cth , but not by , for example gt , ght , or by random and unpredictable forms such as tc or m .
10 A quantity called the Gaussian curvature quantifies the local curvature of any two-dimensional surface and can be generalized in the case of higher dimensions .
11 Also about this time Leopold compiled a list entitled ‘ Verzeichniss alles desjenigen was dieser 12jährige Knab seit seinem 7tem Jahre componiert , und in originali kann aufgezeiget werden ’ — [ List of everything that this 12-year old boy has composed since his 7th year , and can be exhibited in the originals ] ( 11 ) , and this may be a draft or copy of a document which accompanied the petition to Emperor Joseph II .
12 A wholly different dynamic of change can be seen in the semi-conductor industry .
13 One well publicized feature of harmony and cooperation in Japanese companies can be seen in the removal of the outward signs of distinction between workers , whether these are based on dress , working hours or canteen facilities .
14 An example of such evaluation can be seen in the studies on the audiovisual ‘ point-of-use ’ aids developed at the Barker Engineering Library at MIT , and described by Stevens and Gardner .
15 A significant aspect of the religious hegemonic role can be seen in the translation of religious preoccupations into law via the concept of natural law .
16 This can be seen in the Graphs 1 and 2 .
17 A good contemporary example can be seen in the typographers who work for British newspapers .
18 This can be seen in the revival ( at an unknown date ) of a substantial regal silver coinage in Northumbria together with an archiepiscopal coinage combining Eadberht 's name with that of his brother , Archbishop Ecgberht , which has been described as ‘ ahead of its age ’ in its fineness .
19 The range of Victorian and Edwardian painting can be seen in the variety of subjects from classical , medieval and modern life and contrasting styles from the minute detail of the Pre-Raphaelites to the broad brush of Sickert and Steer .
20 Three examples of fuzzy analogical inheritance can be seen in the outline of Figure 5 .
21 The benefits of woven oval shafts ( STC-616 ) can be seen in the aerodynamics of the racket , which , claims Pro-Go , assists in the creation of faster movement through the air .
22 The confusion and lack of leadership among the Pomeranian and Danzig Poles — and the almost total failure of the Polish peasantry to identify the Polish cause as their own — can be seen in the Pomeranian response to the 1794 Polish uprising , led from Kraków by Tadeusz Kościuszko .
23 Their diverse origins can be seen in the microcosm of Nikol'skaia volost' alone .
24 Leading examples of this form of government can be seen in the United States , Canada , Australia and West Germany .
25 Something of the MLs ' agony as they fought their way towards the quays can be seen in the diagram on page 41 .
26 The extent of such a claim can be seen in the cases of Hay v Hughes 1975 1 AER 257 , Regan v Williamson 1976 2 AER24l and Mehmet v Perry 1972 2 AER 529 .
27 The reluctance of the courts to imply an agreement can be seen in the cases where the plaintiff has accepted a lift with the defendant who is incapable of driving .
28 Apart from the façade , this can be seen in the chevet , transept portals and the triple aisles ( 494 ) .
29 ‘ The eschaton is a future event but , to the extent that our lives are determined and qualified by it , it is also a contemporary event , an event that can be seen in the signs of the times ’ ( Nolan 1976:76 ) .
30 Other strange weaponry can be seen in the males of some kinds of beetles , and the antlers of deer have evolved for the same reason .
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