Example sentences of "they can [be] [verb] to a " in BNC.

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1 Words are used to inflect if they can be assigned to a number of grammatical classes , and the members of all these classes are distinguished from each other by their morphology ( internal shape ) and by their syntax ( the rules of their use ) .
2 For they are presented as holding between structures , or between a structure and the class struggle , and it is so far only an article of faith to suppose that they can be refined to a point where one can identify a specific connection such as that between an aspect of the peasant class and a particular form of capitalist state .
3 To a large extent the crops grown vary with altitude — they can be grown to a higher altitude on the warmer , less exposed south side .
4 Thus , any shares offered for sale must first be offered to other shareholders before they can be transferred to a third party .
5 Ideally individual children should be able to move through the program at their own speed , and if a page is not understood they can be moved to a subroutine that explains and reinforces the point of difficulty , then tests their understanding before they return to the main program .
6 They are normally sheathed but when hunting they can be extended to a length of 2½ in ( 6 cm ) .
7 The argument is that funds should not be diverted to the government sector if they can be put to a more productive use in the private sector .
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