Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a similar vein pupils themselves can be asked to act out various parts in order to explore contemporary feelings . |
| 2 | Children can be asked to write around words such as ‘ light ’ , ‘ shadow ’ or ‘ circuit ’ to show what kind of meaning the word has for them . |
| 3 | When first purchased my specimen hardly ventured out of its hidey-hole , a flowerpot , but after a year it can be seen hopping out of its hideout at most times of the day — particularly at feeding times . |
| 4 | If a hawk flies over or a snake appears , he lets the young hop up under his wing and lifts them off the lily pads so that only their legs can be seen hanging down . |
| 5 | Through the billowing smoke , shadows can be seen writhing about , one of which is wearing a devil mask that leers out of the fog and shakes its horns to the hellish racket . |
| 6 | Susanna Rance finds out why serious-minded La Paz dwellers can be seen walking down the streets intently fondling toy cars , play-money and doll 's house pieces . |
| 7 | Regularly , at athletic clubs , white parents can be seen to drop off ( or maybe stay with ) and collect their children . |
| 8 | Armed with a screwdriver in one hand and a bag of chips in the other , the staff of the Computer Co-ordination Section can be seen floating in and out of offices ensuring that Lothian Highways ' computers and peripherals operate efficiently . |
| 9 | Within days of the first autumn frosts a large brown patch of vines can be seen growing out from this area . |
| 10 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 11 | ABOVE Experiments can be done to find out how ditches silt up over long periods of time , how earthworks erode , and how finds move . |
| 12 | Price is the most flexible element in the mix , and can be employed to ward off competitors , handle price-sensitive markets , and adapt to changes in the product life-cycle . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , rats can be trained to carry out visual discrimination tasks and will use visual cues to guide their natural behaviour . |
| 14 | Female crickets can be trained to walk along a ‘ Y-maze ’ ( Figure 8.2 ) , on which they have to turn to the left or right . |
| 15 | An old sea captain , veteran of the battle of Trafalgar , and he has a wooden leg and he can be heard stumping about in October , round about the anniversary of the battle . |
| 16 | Relax and enjoy your garden on this pine bench which can be painted to blend in with the surrounds . |
| 17 | At this time they can be observed rummaging around in search of food . |
| 18 | Tape speed is fixed to run at 3 ¾ips , which is twice normal cassette speed , but by engaging the tape speed select switch it can be altered to run up to 20% faster or slower , or take its speed from a SMPTE controller . |
| 19 | Blades can be fitted pointing up or down , should you need , for instance , to cut up into plasterboard , instead of inverting the saw . |
| 20 | The men also can be said to live up to how they have been described . |
| 21 | Thus the term irony is used in something approaching its usual acceptance when Brooks associates it with Yeats 's appeal to the Greek sages in ‘ Sailing to That Yeats should speak of the ‘ artifice of eternity ’ evidently undermines in a sense the appearance of passion and sincerity with which he invokes the Greek sages , and thus can be said to bring about a kind of ironic reconciliation between his aspiration of a life free from Nature , and his rational awareness of his human limitations ( Brooks 1949 : 173 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Any help the public can be given to clear up after their dogs can only be applauded . |
| 23 | Therefore the rotor can be made to take up any intermediate position between the full-step positions if the windings are excited by currents in the correct proportion . |
| 24 | In addition , contributions can be made to take up any unused part of the total earnings of the past six years . |
| 25 | If the Apple/Microsoft system can be made to work on both PCs and Macintoshes and is actually delivered within a reasonable space of time then it may become a second standard . |
| 26 | In addition , they can be made to break off under a large side load and in so doing , perhaps prevent further damage being done to the fuselage . |
| 27 | If a relationship is then tested initially in the reference space , where the large uncertainty will occur , and confirmation of a successful relationship is not achieved , the test can be repeated dropping down systematically through the hierarchical structure . |
| 28 | This is cos they tend to be high status professionals who 's time is relatively precious , so that you can go to the extent of actually having waiting rooms that you can be kept hanging around in . |
| 29 | Any Macintosh can be designated to back up the network . |
| 30 | For example , two colossal standing figures that are among the museum 's Nubian treasures will remain in the Egyptian galleries until a system can be devised to shore up the structure . |