Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [vb pp] [adv prt] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the moment nuclear power stations ca n't be turned up and down to meet fluctuations and demand , and the fluctuation from the morning and afternoon peak demand to the middle of the night trough in demand is at least a factor of two to one , but nuclear power stations can not be turned up and down to match that . |
| 2 | That , in some cases , that has been explored for the storage of heat in the summer which you would then use in the winter , but everywhere one comes back to storage nuclear power stations can not be turned up and down quickly at the moment , so either with electricity you have to have a uniform demand for electricity , or you have to , say , burn gas to provide an alternative way of generating electricity which can be turned up and down at will . |
| 3 | Design work can not be turned on and off er it is er feel flowing continuous process and we must be particularly must be er as well as practical work in the future . |
| 4 | If the growth of debt continues to slow , either because banks grow more cautious or because borrowed money can not be paid back and has to be written off , this will send share prices lower . |
| 5 | Many people at the Home Office would deny this , arguing that the imperatives of fairness and justice should permeate every branch of its work and can not be hived off and left to others . |
| 6 | TCG is biased against the taxpayer and in favour of the Revenue , because losses can not be carried back and there is no provision for carrying forward unused annual exemptions nor for top-slicing ( spreading the gains over the years during which they have occurred ) . |
| 7 | So too his message of the coming kingdom can not be lifted out and carried over to the present : that message was refuted when Jesus himself attempted to provoke the intervention of God and bring about the end of history by challenging the powers and authorities of his own day . |
| 8 | Most importantly , when a metal artefact is damaged or becomes redundant , the metal can easily be melted down and recycled into another artefact . |
| 9 | It can easily be taken down and a smaller movable one would be quite adequate . ’ |
| 10 | Draining peatbogs to plant trees releases more carbon dioxide than can ever be taken up and stored by the planted trees , according to a report by Friends of the Earth . |
| 11 | This can sometimes be felt in the feet as fine crystals , which , when massaged in the correct manner , can gradually be broken down and washed away in the bloodstream as circulation improves . |
| 12 | A plan of this sort can always be worked out and imposed on a situation , but it is unlikely to work smoothly . |
| 13 | Assuming all is well so far , the filters and heaters can now be switched on and left to clear the inevitable cloudiness while the temperature settles to around 25°C , at the Fluval 3 end , a couple of degrees lower at the other . |
| 14 | Questionnaire forms can be distributed and collected or the questions can simply be read out and the responses written on blank sheets of paper . |
| 15 | The worms crawl onto the sticks , which can then be picked up and dipped directly into the fry tank . |
| 16 | If the victim is a small fish , paralysis and death are rapid , and it can then be drawn in and eaten . |
| 17 | The curtains can then be draped back and held with tie backs , to form a beautiful outline to the window . |
| 18 | ‘ Safety can never be pulled out and examined as an issue in isolation from the project . |