Example sentences of "[pron] can easily [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you can see from the first diagram , the body of even the toughest fighter is covered with ‘ soft spots ’ ( or vulnerable areas ) which can easily be seen and reached . |
| 2 | ’ We will be building cables with ducts leading off to every house , which can easily be connected if they want the service . ’ |
| 3 | It is an idea which can easily be qualified or diluted . |
| 4 | Colours can then be introduced into the bathroom with paint , wallpaper , curtains and accessories , all of which can easily be changed if you fancy a new look . |
| 5 | If you would find it easier to work with the doors flat on the floor , they can easily be unscrewed and replaced later . |
| 6 | However , when these words occur within a meaningful context , they can easily be read and understood by humans . |
| 7 | ( The ‘ higher powers ’ of an intransitive relation arise when there are chains of elements each related to the next by the relation in question ; thus , if A is the father of B , B of C , and C of D , then A stands in the ‘ third power ’ of the relation ’ — father of — ’ to D. ) It can easily be seen that A in 1(a) and P in 1(b) fulfil this requirement ( assuming , of course , that the lines in the diagrams symbolise the relation of dominance ) . |
| 8 | This would be particularly relevant in a management buy-out where it can easily be argued that management has as much knowledge of the business as the vendor . |
| 9 | I am not advocating no guidance though , since a teacher 's role in this respect is a vital one , but it can easily be overdone and destroy a sense of personal achievement . |
| 10 | You will need to wear a watch to time the starts ; this should be worn on the wrist of your right hand , with the face on the inside , so that in the final seconds of a frantic starboard tack start it can easily be read whilst in the sailing position . |
| 11 | Using sensitive earthquake-detecting instruments ( seismographs or seismometers ) , it is possible to pin down quite precisely the sites where the shock waves originate in this region , and it can easily be shown that these sites are confined to a narrow belt which dips steeply down under the continental margin at about 60 degrees , and which hits the surface just where the ocean is deepest , in the Chile-Peru Trench . |
| 12 | It can easily be shown that the Ernst function Z associated with this solution is given by ( 13.4 ) |
| 13 | It can easily be shown that " you know what I mean ! " and " you know ! " in this case can not be eliciting an agreement . |
| 14 | The second quotation should have closed immediately after the words ‘ New Foreign Office ’ , but as the paper stands it can easily be misconstrued that the Report recommended Scott 's appointment . |
| 15 | Also , charcoal is preferred because of its steady and concentrated heat , its smokeless burning , and because it can easily be extinguished when the fire is no longer needed . |
| 16 | It can easily be removed if required and replaced in minutes . |
| 17 | In addition , what can easily be dismissed as paradox , inconsistency , or even hypocrisy may none the less represent some form of genuine religious commitment . |