Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be coloured in many shades by adding metal impurities , as the medieval glass-makers knew , who used their scientific skills to bring subtleties of light into the great European cathedrals . |
| 2 | The mill buildings themselves tower over Tewkesbury and can be seen for many miles around . |
| 3 | The timber bracing was built into stone and rubble walls as well , as can be seen at many points round the Knossos Labyrinth , so it seems likely that earthquake-resistance was the likely purpose . |
| 4 | PLUVIUS PITCH COVERS ( ) also provide protective equipment : they can be seen at many of the county grounds , including Lord 's . |
| 5 | These gestures can be seen in many Persian miniatures , some of them at the British Museum . |
| 6 | It is probably not realised how English this type of gesture has become and can be seen in many English ballets . |
| 7 | The letter ‘ W ’ for Wladislaw can be seen in many of the oratory 's decorations . |
| 8 | Variations in size , shape and colour are merely peculiarities of the original , as can be seen in many other wild and domesticated species . |
| 9 | Variants of this cell system can be seen in many British urban areas . |
| 10 | It is then that a crisis of autonomy can be most nearly identified with a crisis of identity , and can be seen in many an act of teenage rebellion . |
| 11 | The influence of the landscape around Mont-Roig , in southern Catalonia , can be seen in many of the 180 paintings now assembled in Barcelona to mark the centenary of Miro 's birth . |
| 12 | The extreme realism in this tragic adventure ( realism , that is , in the sense of a deliberate emphasis on the unpleasant aspect of adventure ) constitutes a reaction against the essentially optimistic approach to violent events which can be seen in many other branches of adventure-story . |
| 13 | This was used quite commonly and can be seen in many West Country churches . |
| 14 | This can be done in many ways . |
| 15 | This particular exercise can be done in many ways , always up to time , always with the first part of the sentence unchanged , although the second part is different : |
| 16 | Details of monies to be collected can be transmitted in many ways — magnetic tape , floppy disk , telephone , or through computer bureau — depending on individual preference . |
| 17 | On the face of it , if such increased levels of maintenance can be collected from many more absent parents , then it looks as if lone mothers stand to gain quite substantially . |
| 18 | They are the acknowledged experts in negotiating competitive rates at hotels around the world , and savings of up to 20% can be achieved on many properties . |
| 19 | Japanese irises are ideal to frame the pond , but the same foliage effect can be achieved with many ornamental grasses . |
| 20 | Many industrial mechanisms will result in a geometric arrangement in which the required final positioning or output can be achieved by many different states of the mechanism . |
| 21 | This can be achieved in many ways : ( 1 ) by differing frequencies and wavelengths in the two sets ( 2 ) by differing rhythmic groupings so that one set of parallels is more energetic than the other ( 3 ) by flexing one set of parallels more than the other . |
| 22 | You could even buy one of the sub-£200 XTs that are on the market at the moment — but do n't make the mistake of thinking that they can be pushed into many other applications areas . |
| 23 | So exhaustive has been his research , and its presentation in the catalogue , that it is difficult to imagine any circumstances in which this great work of reference can be surpassed for many generations of scholars . |
| 24 | These can be caused in many ways , from infection in another part of the eye such as the eyelids , the iris ( iritis ) or the ciliary body . |
| 25 | They can be created with many of the electronic publishing packages but are often better produced by a dedicated forms program . |
| 26 | Depending on the purpose for which it is intended , the lexicon can be compiled in many ways . |
| 27 | Because deep meditation can be likened in many ways to the altered state of hypnosis , and because those who have a profound interest in such forms of meditation are likely to be on a deliberate spiritual voyage of discovery , they may be able to pass more easily through those barriers of protection normally erected by the subconscious mind . |
| 28 | This , it will now be seen , can be justified not only by necessary limitations of space , but by the advantage that can be gained in many respects from sacrificing generality in favour of contextual particularity . |
| 29 | Hence even a specific target , say " price to cover average costs ' , can be met in many ways , because average costs may be high because the firm is relatively inefficient , or low because it is relatively efficient . |
| 30 | The choice of topic or subject area can be influenced by many factors . |