Example sentences of "[pron] can be [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can be contacted on . |
| 2 | I can be taken in by ambulance and bypass all these delays , but I could die on the way to hospital . |
| 3 | Erm oh well maybe yours can be saved up for another time ? |
| 4 | In fact Porter really offers just two possible competitive strategies ( i.e. be a cost leader or differentiate your product ) which can be applied over either a broad range of products in an industry or just in a special niche . |
| 5 | Listening can be done in a classroom-type situation where you listen to a live language helper or to a tape recording which can be played over and over again . |
| 6 | The last kind of Professional Development Award is the Certificate , which can be made up of varying numbers of National Certificate Modules , Higher National Units , or Workplace Assessed Units . |
| 7 | It has an external control unit , which can be sited up to 30 metres from the detector , and an automatic prism wiping device . |
| 8 | It may be reached on foot by using a track leaving the Ullapool road four miles out of Kylesku : this climbs over a high saddle before reaching the stream which can be followed down to the lip of the fall . |
| 9 | Essential technical hardware used in making up curtains includes a variety of curtain hooks of varying strengths , made of plastic or metal , which can be sewn on , slotted into pockets on special tapes , or pinned into hand headings . |
| 10 | For those of us not lucky enough to have a workshop , it 's an invaluable portable work bench which can be hung on the garage wall , and fits in the car . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But increasingly , doubts , some of which can be traced back to a general report on the supply of professional services by the Monopolies Commission in 1970 , were raised about whether restraints on competition in the professions are necessarily beneficial . |
| 13 | It is a church whose authority lies in its age and its preservation of a form of worship which can be traced back through two millennia . |
| 14 | However the recent revival of interest in the practice , which can be traced back to 1977 , represents a new departure , rendering it of far greater potential significance than it has previously assumed . |
| 15 | Each word has component parts which can be traced back to one of 800 roots . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Was the uninterrupted growth and full employment of the '50s and '60s partly due to a belief ( which can be traced back to World War II ) that demand management would prevent mass unemployment if it ever showed signs of recurring ? |
| 19 | In other words , the dispute between system and unit is a formal dispute which can be filled out according to what is claimed to be the relevant system and what the relevant unit . |
| 20 | The computer will point you in the right direction of a fuel pod which can be scooped up at close range . |
| 21 | For even better bedding , prepare the site , then lay an even bed of mortar over an area which can be paved in about half an hour . |
| 22 | The notice , which can be sent out with the dividend itself , must include the following particulars : ( i ) amounts realised from the sale of assets ; ( ii ) payments made by the trustee in the administration of the estate ; ( iii ) provision for unsettled claims and funds retained for particular purposes ; ( iv ) the total amount to be distributed and the rate of dividend ; and ( v ) whether , and if so when , any further dividend is expected to be declared ( r 11.6(2) ) . |
| 23 | As getting in necessitates standing on the red leather trimmed seat , the manufacturers thoughtfully provide a ‘ mud flap ’ of similar material which can be flipped over from in front of the squab . |
| 24 | With vigilance within the industry this should be a problem which can be stamped out . ’ |
| 25 | A notice is preferable as it imposes greater protection than a caution ( which can be warned off ) but requires the consent of the landlord as the land certificate will need to be placed on deposit for the purpose of registration . |
| 26 | The drawbacks are that it is significantly slower than the mainframe version , and the user is limited to the amount of data which can be fitted on to a PC ( a typical county takes up about 20 MB ) . |
| 27 | Various intumescent materials are available which can be sprayed on to the iron , after suitable cleaning and priming , to five a fire-insulating coating . |
| 28 | The Protec filters which can be built up by modules , feature brushes , foam cartridges and flocor . |
| 29 | But even if it is n't , it is far better to start with a concise piece of information which can be built up into a bigger story if the circumstances are right than to send out a wordy release which is immediately discarded . |
| 30 | An auger works in much the same way , but instead of being pushed into the soil , it has a corkscrew end which can be twisted down into the earth . |