Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | God is no divine monster whose existence can be sounded out by the aerial equivalent of the sophisticated underwater sonar equipment used to test for the presence of Nessie . |
| 2 | And the best calculations can be screwed up by currency movements . |
| 3 | Actually all the doubts just mentioned can be cleared up by the use of one word , though it is a word never used in The Lord of the Rings . |
| 4 | IT will be a great relief to Abi King at the Arts Theatre if the props she needs for a new play can be turned up by the public at large . |
| 5 | This clock can be turned on by the START signal , causing the motor to run at a stepping rate equal to the clock frequency , and turned off by the STOP signal , in which case the motor is halted . |
| 6 | However , a B II site at this junction can be ruled out by the very high chemical shift of the associated phosphate . |
| 7 | Heavy fatty deposits can be broken up by the use of caustic cleaners sometimes specially formulated and described as drain cleaners . |
| 8 | Nature has , of course , tremendous resilience in coping with abuse ; even great quantities of waste can be broken down by the bacteria in the water . |
| 9 | That is they can be broken down by bacteria to inert residues . |
| 10 | In other words , they can be broken down by bacteria and so removed from the environment . |
| 11 | Filter bacteria : Almost every natural substance can be broken down by bacteria . |
| 12 | Fibre by definition can not be broken down by our digestive systems , but it can be broken down by normal healthy bacteria in our large bowel . |
| 13 | Even foods such as cellulose which forms the cell walls of plants can be broken down by carp , because of the bacteria which live in the gut . |
| 14 | When you have finished designing your garment shape , the pattern can be printed out by selecting PRINT from the main menu . |
| 15 | ‘ Even if they have mortgage arrears they can be called up by the Public Carriage Office for questioning . |
| 16 | Usually LIFESPAN can be called up by typing one word , as set up by the LIFESPAN Manager , and details are given by the Help facility . |
| 17 | A speed can be locked in by selecting a dial letter and pressing the Power-on button . |
| 18 | Find another two people to be prayer partners with you once a week so that some of these prayer burdens can be shared and agreed on and so that you can be spurred on by each other 's zeal in prayer . |
| 19 | If the article was unstained , and was finished with a clear coating , the damaged area can be filled up by repeated applications of a clear polyurethane , transparent French polish or cold cure lacquer . |
| 20 | The pack says social workers should take responsibility for ensuring the forms are completed but they can be filled in by the person the child is living with . |
| 21 | ‘ It seems you can be swept along by almost anyone . |
| 22 | An old dining table is transformed by a beautiful tablecloth and old dining chairs can be perked up by attaching seat cushions that match the colour of the tablecloth . |
| 23 | Evaluation data are obviously never value free ; but even subjective data such as student evaluation of courses can be recorded objectively , e.g. self-recorded written responses can be analysed by computer or an independent third party ; or subjectively , e.g. a request for comment from the class can be written up by the course tutor three weeks later . |
| 24 | The Protec filters which can be built up by modules , feature brushes , foam cartridges and flocor . |
| 25 | In this way , the original small nucleus of people grows by adding people to it in stages , much as a snowball can be built up by rolling it along the snow on the ground ( e.g. Plant 1975 ; Mars 1982 ) . |
| 26 | Normally this would be in the region of the matrix indicating early phases of a life-cycle , where competitive advantage can be built up by investment ( although where this region is on the McKinsey matrix depends upon how the axes are interpreted , i.e. whether one works with figure 4.3 or 4.4 ) . |
| 27 | A large powerful unit of enemy troops can be bogged down by Snotlings and overwhelmed , even though the Snotlings are unlikely to cause many casualties . |
| 28 | The evidence does indicate in a high-employment economy the proportion of workers to non-workers can be kept up by keeping more people in full- or part-time work past the current retirement age . |
| 29 | On the latter subject , the author points to the inconsistent decisions on whether the effect of unambiguous operative provisions can be cut down by the long title and he seems to incline to the view that they can be so affected ; this , perhaps , does not give sufficient weight to what was said about the effect of the preamble in Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover . |
| 30 | The main purpose of the costings for the latter years is to identify probable peaks and troughs in the overall programme , which can be smoothed out by phasing in major projects so as to avoid clashes . |