Example sentences of "can be [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The data can be analysed using a x 2 test . |
| 2 | After the first decade of the nineteenth century the German concern with Greece can be seen to undergo a change in character . |
| 3 | The poem can be seen to embody a set of expectations or possible worlds . |
| 4 | Seen in her latest movie ‘ Indecent Proposal ’ she can be seen wearing a tee-shirt with the sole word LINFIELD in large letters emblazed across it ! |
| 5 | In particular , it was known that each cell contains a nucleus which can be seen to contain a number of threads , the chromosomes . |
| 6 | This can be done using a number of different comparisons : |
| 7 | From the drafter 's point of view there is clearly nothing that can be done to save a clause rendered ineffective by the Act ; however , where a clause is subject to a test of reasonableness ( which will be more common in relation to clauses included in standard terms ) the drafter should try to ensure that the clause can satisfy the test . |
| 8 | This is the best that can be done to depopulate a matrix below its diagonal ; if one could remove infradiagonal elements as well , there would be no problem in finding eigenvalues and vectors of a matrix . |
| 9 | In chapters 6 and 7 it has been established that accurate reduction in the amplitude of alternating potential difference or current can be achieved using a transformer . |
| 10 | Once preparations are obtained they can be treated to serve a number of purposes and some of these will be described . |
| 11 | The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale , for example , which is widely used as an IQ test , can be scored to yield a profile of 11 subscales . |
| 12 | Carbon is versatile in chemistry in the way that bricks are versatile in architecture : it seems able to give rise to an infinity of different molecules , just as bricks can be employed to create a garden path or a palace . |
| 13 | using IBM terminology , the SETL macro can be employed to indicate a starting point in the file and the ESETL macro to set a finishing point . |
| 14 | Many of these problems can be overcome given a modicum of sympathy and consideration by those in authority but , unfortunately , ignorance of these diseases and their consequences is still widespread , even among health professionals . |
| 15 | It is a common enough linguistic trick — and one of which neurobiologists are themselves often guilty — to speak as if there were some sort of evolutionary scale or ladder of complexity , along which all the living forms found on earth today can be arrayed to form a series of ‘ more evolved ’ and ‘ less evolved ’ organisms . |
| 16 | Models too can be constructed to give a view of both the interior and exterior of a structure . |
| 17 | Prefabricated units are not necessarily of the shape or length desired and , when something special is needed , the waterfall can be made with concrete , although some suppliers suggest that a presentable feature can be constructed using a pool liner . |
| 18 | This pattern can be extended to become a community decision . |
| 19 | The classic oligopoly models can then be thought of as one-shot , non-co-operative games to which the NE concept can be applied to find a solution . |
| 20 | Lymphocytes can be activated using a combination of a phorbol ester or a permeant DAG analogue to activate PKC and an ionophore to mimic the calcium-mobilizing action of InsP 3 . |
| 21 | This can be detected using a software routine which would alert the user to the fact that the code had not been read correctly . |
| 22 | The lories , a branch of the parrot family , have acquired a tongue with little papillae on its surface that can be erected to form a brush with which to sweep up nectar . |
| 23 | There is a common element of pressure which by analogy can be said to justify a claim for repayment . |
| 24 | In addition the learned judge did not think that a nationalised industry can be said to accumulate a substance for its own purposes . |
| 25 | In this sense , hot coffee can be said to share a power to dissolve sugar with steam , certain chemicals , and so on . |
| 26 | If anyone can be said to deserve a holiday , she told herself firmly , then I am the one . |
| 27 | fresh leaves can be infused to make a skin cleanser |
| 28 | By paying attention to this approach , I believe its central tenets can be adopted to provide a way forward for a more effective response to disruptive pupils . |
| 29 | Guidebooks and holiday brochures make a point of explaining ploys which can be adopted to bring a price down . |
| 30 | Should these days be unsuitable arrangements can be made to see a counsellor at Jordanstown . |