Example sentences of "can be [verb] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons given can be gathered under four broad heads : it would be a ‘ perilous adventure ’ to superimpose one part of a foreign system of law ( that is , the English law of mortgage ) upon the different system of land law in Sri Lanka ; the evidence about delay in enforcing mortgages and its adverse effects on the confidence of investors was thin ; the English rule , that a mortgagee should be able to sell the property on default without intervention of the court , would lead to breaches of the peace ; and there was a need to protect borrowers . |
| 2 | Offa 's Dyke , one of the country 's finest long-distance footpaths with views into both England and Wales , can be reached under 1 mile from the hotel and is dotted with ancient fortifications . |
| 3 | The Town & Country Garden exhibited by the Sunday Express in association with BBC Gardeners ' World Magazine at the Royal Show can be seen again this month . |
| 4 | St Michael can be seen vigorously dragon-killing on the corner . |
| 5 | A typical instance can be seen when one person attempts to persuade another to do something that the latter does n't want to do , or to tell him something that he does n't want to hear . |
| 6 | Planned segregation in an integrated home can be Seen when one floor or wing is used specifically for those people with dementia or more broadly with some mental impairment . |
| 7 | Their elongated stems with few small leaves strive upwards until they find sufficient light , and this can be seen when sun-loving species are planted in shady parts of the garden . |
| 8 | The effect of the war can be seen under five heads , all following from the actual European conflict : the running of the war effort ; the advance of Labour ; the advent of democracy in 1918 ; the effect of war on the party structure and organization ; and the effect of war on popular attitudes . |
| 9 | EDFAX and COMMUNITEL can be seen very much in the discovery learning sector of computer software and school librarians and teachers can be instrumental in guiding pupils to be creative , using a range of information and artistic skills . |
| 10 | It is quite evident , however , on a cursory examination of this area that it is much larger and there is visual evidence of buildings on the shelf over at least 200 yds and other buildings can be seen about 50 yds to the south . |
| 11 | Once this is done they argue that interest groups can be seen as good for democracy and the very essence of what democracy in Britain is all about . |
| 12 | This can be done under two headings : one is the emergence of parliamentary government , and the other is the development of the welfare state and the managed economy . |
| 13 | The regular adherents of the congregation are about 100 ; the average attendance from 150 to 200 , and the number of members as far as can be ascertained about 25 , but this can form no criterion of what the congregation may become under a regular and thorough ministry . |
| 14 | Finally , having scrubbed and soaked the Curiowood , this can be placed just off-centre to break up the open area left , with Fountain plants around it and elsewhere in the foreground . |
| 15 | The data which forms the raw material of marketing research can be placed under two categories : primary and secondary . |
| 16 | The system works by way of a key inserted in the handle which can be turned both clockwise and anti clockwise to meet the requirement . |
| 17 | This can mean that a subscriber can be charged far more than he should be and I gather that some regions even add in the hours that trainee engineers work as well . |
| 18 | The offending insects can be blown out each morning into a jar of water . |
| 19 | The artistic variations are inexhaustible but can be summarised under three headings : ( 1 ) The retreat backwards : the object has his attention and face directed towards the subject … in love or fear … as he moves pace by backward pace into the middle distance ; then turns and hastens away . |
| 20 | Even more important , a good pack can be constructed around first class players like Wainwright , Smith , Hogg and Macdonald . |
| 21 | But we do not believe that the pursuit of national efficiency can be ranked much lower — not least because without it the human rights themselves will not be secure . |
| 22 | On the other hand , it is just because the fibre tubes can be crushed locally that wood can be nailed and screwed without splitting , provided we do not abuse the wood too much . |
| 23 | Finally , the process of reading itself involves a basic mapping between text world and real world that can be characterised as isomorphic as well . |
| 24 | Thus in the valuable Brockman Iron Formation of the Hamersley Basin , bands about an inch thick are said to be correlatable over an area of some 20000 square miles and even microscopic varves within those bands can be traced over 185 miles . |
| 25 | While contact between Europe and West Africa can be traced back many hundreds of years , it was only during the middle of the nineteenth century that Europeans arrived in any numbers in East and Central Africa . |
| 26 | The role of auditors can be traced back many hundreds of years . |
| 27 | Its weaving tradition can be traced back several millennia , and there are a number of pile carpets dating from the 15th and early 16th centuries still in existence today . |
| 28 | You can access a pop-up calculator , a notepad facility that can be called up each time you execute the program and , from a reviewers point of view the most appealing , you can access the manual at any time during the running of the program . |
| 29 | They sometimes create what can be called highly intellectual concepts such as the case-history of a mental patient , which require a distinctive style . |
| 30 | The growing tunnels and ancillary equipment can be leased over five years . |