Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] [adv prt] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | We argued that Marxism could be broken up into three elements : a philosophy of history , a theory of economics and a view of the state and revolution . |
| 2 | According to the development officers ' monthly reports to their supervisor the distribution of their work could be broken down into roughly three or four elements ( though the amount of time spent on each changed somewhat as the project progressed ) . |
| 3 | The whole electoral roll could be broken down into sub groups and the linking feature was the post code — all speakers stressed the importance of capturing this particular piece of information from customers and respondents to questionnaires . |
| 4 | At the inception of the previous chapter it was said that all grants of power to public bodies could be broken down into two parts : if X exists , you may or shall do Y. |
| 5 | Taylor believed in the division of labour since tasks could be broken down into simple repetitive jobs . |
| 6 | The problem of air resistance could be broken down into shape and surface effects . |
| 7 | The Ashleys annexed Number 25 , to be used only for selling fabric ( at thirty-five pence per yard ) as the factory was still producing far more than could be made up into garments , while Number 23 was used just for children 's clothes . |
| 8 | Does my hon. Friend agree that such an arrangement would not only broaden the health services already made available to patients but achieve financial savings that could be ploughed back into the provision of other services ? |
| 9 | Some parents fear their children could be moved back into mainstream education to compete on unfair terms with normal children . |
| 10 | So Montblanc began to specialize in the Safety pen , in which the whole nib section could be screwed back into the barrel , thereby sealing the ink container like a cork in a bottle . |
| 11 | Well the quickest way of doing is that those officers who are remaining in office erm could be voted back into office and then we can have a vote on on the others those that are unopposed as it were . |
| 12 | If all goes well , the peregrine could be released back into the wild in 3 months time . |
| 13 | The mill could be put back into full working order with a minimum of effort , should the need ever arise . |
| 14 | The four broad types I have mentioned account for a very large proportion of governmental activity , but each could be divided up into a number of smaller functions . |
| 15 | The hugely distended stomach had to be decompressed before it could be returned back into the abdomen , and the defect in the left hemidiaphragm ( 6×5 cm ) was repaired with 2–0 silk sutures . |
| 16 | And then er they returned the line , or double track round here , er and bringing so goods wagons could be brought round into the sort of unloading area er of 's mill . |
| 17 | In this way , provided they are given guidance on the type and volume of work expected , schools could be brought back into the mainstream of assessing their own pupils ' work instead of being totally dependent on the success or failure of the guessing games they play with the examiner . |
| 18 | Faced with this conflict of views , Anselm expressed his own view that , despite the pope 's opinion , the altar could be brought back into use after simple reconsecration . |
| 19 | However , there are 26,000 empty council houses , a considerable portion of which could be brought back into use . |