Example sentences of "[coord] can [adv] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , also , market failures are relatively unimportant , or can adequately be offset by other policies , then on balance , privatization is likely to be desirable . |
| 2 | Buildings — and not just historic ones — represent energy , labour and materials , which either can not be replaced or can only be replaced at enormous cost . |
| 3 | Liquidity is the degree to which the company assets are in the form of cash or can readily be converted into cash . |
| 4 | Liquidity is the degree to which the company assets are in the form of cash or can readily be converted into cash . |
| 5 | She is saying that this good thing , this knowledge , can be used — to tell us , for example , that Amis is not a Tudor writer : but she is rather more moved to say at the same time that it ca n't or can hardly be used , devoted as she is to the thought of a separation between , in this case , Amis 's friendships and politics , his life — and his art . |
| 6 | Most of these rules , I should point out , were petty , automatic ones relating to punctuality or tidiness and can generally be described as ‘ going by the book ’ . |
| 7 | Debris and algae collect in the medium in the inner tray and can regularly be changed and disposed of . |
| 8 | Ideally , there should be a handy way of obtaining an immediate print-out of any portion of text which poses problems that require special attention and can best be worked out on paper before the on-screen operations are attempted . |
| 9 | Despite their elaborate plumage , peafowl are competent fliers and can frequently be seen in trees ( right ) . |
| 10 | Like his namesake though , he is a dead shot , and can frequently be found hunting in upstate New York at weekends . |
| 11 | These usually make quite a small pool and can frequently be purchased from department stores as well as from garden centres and water-gardening specialists . |
| 12 | ‘ ( 1 ) Solicitors shall ensure that every office where they or their firms practise is and can reasonably be seen to be properly supervised in accordance with the following minimum standards : |
| 13 | There are , however , instances where fixed term contracts are renewed automatically over a considerable period of time and can reasonably be described as ‘ rolling ’ contracts . |
| 14 | A section is a mere point in the textual hyper-medium and can rarely be consulted alone or understood without reference to other documents . |
| 15 | The French or Gallica roses are probably the oldest cultivated roses of European origin , and can arguably be traced back for 3,000 years . |
| 16 | An indifference of this kind is clearer in the 1950s , and can even be seen to have been deliberately fostered . |
| 17 | Nevertheless to consider the National Curriculum as a list of subjects runs the danger of expressing it in a way which over-emphasises information and a narrow range of skills at the expense of the development of a full range of socially useful skills , attitudes and ideas , which is usually the concern of interested parents and can even be seen in a child 's view of the purpose of education . |
| 18 | It will continue to grow on the patriot 's lapel and can even be transferred to a pot , ‘ providing very good value for money ’ , the promoters boast . |
| 19 | Distraints by Government departments for various taxes and local authorities for rates or community charge are unaffected and can even be levied after a bankruptcy order has been made ( s 347(8) ) . |
| 20 | This is acceptable in the textbook , and can even be made to work on audio , but it is more difficult when we can see real people in a real setting on video . |
| 21 | The range , which is priced between 99p and £11.99 , will appeal to all ages and can even be used as an incentive to introduce your young children into the garden . |
| 22 | ( The reviewer adds that it is ‘ high time ’ the director of the ensemble in question ‘ took some notice ’ of such criticisms a clear indication , if any were needed , of the Early music reviewers ' sense that reviews address performers directly and can even be used to call them to account . ) |
| 23 | The offer applies to all the cars in the Peugeot range and can even be used to buy a low-mileage Lion Used Car . |
| 24 | When ‘ playing possum ’ it lies limply on the ground and can even be bitten hard by an attacker without showing any response . |
| 25 | The body louse may lay its eggs in clothing or bedding , while the head louse , like the crab louse , cements its eggs on to hairs forming ‘ nits ’ , which are the size of a pin-head and can just be made out with the naked eye . |
| 26 | The appointment of the interim receiver terminates when either the petition is dismissed or a bankruptcy order is made , and can also be terminated by the court on the application of the interim receiver , the official receiver ( if not the interim receiver ) , the debtor or any creditor ( r 6.57 ) . |
| 27 | This obligation gives significance to the public act of signature , and can also be justified by estoppel . |
| 28 | The chapel is mid-sixteenth-century and can also be reached from the Largo Richini . |
| 29 | His coat of arms appears there and can also be seen decorating the Hotel Baren . |
| 30 | Sharpness can be learned in training and can also be inherited . |