Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 | She can be contacted on . |
| 5 | Fortunately , she can be turned off . |
| 6 | She can be reached on or , via BBC Books ' publicity office on |
| 7 | They know she can be relied on to make the big day for her clients sparkle with the perfect glittering accessory . |
| 8 | ‘ I presume , Grimm , ’ she said , ‘ you can gimmick her armour so that she can be switched off by any of us if she misbehaves ? ’ |
| 9 | Find another two people to be prayer partners with you once a week so that some of these prayer burdens can be shared and agreed on and so that you can be spurred on by each other 's zeal in prayer . |
| 10 | ‘ It seems you can be swept along by almost anyone . |
| 11 | Have you , technically , presumably erm , Gooch could appeal , you can be timed out if you 're not on the , on the field by that time , but then of course you 've got another erm eighty yards or so to walk to up to the far end . |
| 12 | Buying a second-hand board is rather like the second-hand car or computer market in that there are plenty of bargains but unless you are careful you can be ripped off . |
| 13 | I knew when I got into trouble I might get sent back , because when you 've been to prison once , you can be sent back every time you get into trouble . |
| 14 | ( Why be beaten up for nothing when you can be beaten up for being a smart-arse ? ) |
| 15 | You can be had up for blackmail , you know . |
| 16 | Yes but when you 've been , when you 've been in the work as I have over many years with doctors , I was a mental welfare officer so I mean I know er , you know , you can be fobbed off . |
| 17 | Only a few words , and you can be taken out of this cell , fed , warmed , lodged in a better place , ’ he tempted softly . |
| 18 | At least that way there is no way you can be held back by the so-called ‘ glass ceiling ’ — the phrase coined in the United States to describe the invisible barriers that allow women to rise only so far in an organisation . |
| 19 | So if you were going at sixty four , you know , about a millimetre before the sign you have to be going at fifty five a millimetre after the sign er and you can be pulled up by a State Trooper as I was pulled up , quite unjustly I felt . |
| 20 | When you start playing your cricket at 18 or 19 , or even earlier , it 's very easy to get bowled over by the way of life you adopt — there are always a lot of people who want to know you and you can be carried along by that . |
| 21 | You can be caught out with your follow-up question if you do n't know what you are talking about ’ — Sir Robin Day . |
| 22 | They can be blotted down for an even more subtle finish , if you prefer , then topped with a dewy lipgloss . |
| 23 | Yet they can be dressed up to look like the international ‘ co-ordination ’ that the IMF , for one , has long advocated . |
| 24 | Used alone , they can be dressed up with a bright dash of kohl or mascara ; try Revlon 's Wild Violet Eye Shaper and Pencil and Chanel 's new Aqua Violine Mascara Aquaresistant , and the Lilac or Periwinkle mascara shades from Christian Dior 's new Mascara Parfait collection . |
| 25 | Tuna are sometimes landed when they try to swim through holes in fishing nets and get their teeth caught in the mesh ; once trapped in this way , they can be dragged on to the beach with the net . |
| 26 | In lighter winds they can be picketed out , facing into wind with the wings level . |
| 27 | In fact , gardens that are long and narrow are among the more simple to design because they can be broken down very easily into separate garden areas or ‘ rooms ’ , each of them having a different function or theme . |
| 28 | That is they can be broken down by bacteria to inert residues . |
| 29 | In other words , they can be broken down by bacteria and so removed from the environment . |
| 30 | The roots from the bushes within the hedge are no real problem compared with tree roots ; they can be chopped through with any sharp spade or graft . |