Example sentences of "[vb mod] be broken [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is virtually impossible to grate then , so they should be broken up by stroking with a fork if required for cooking . |
| 2 | But in the absence of an effective liaison between drainage men and archaeologists , there is a danger that such remarkable finds as the Bronze Age settlement built on a timber ‘ island ’ recently rescued at Flag Fen near Peterborough could be broken up by diggers or else left to crumble on exposure to the atmosphere . |
| 3 | Unlike haemonchosis in sheep , grazing cattle over two years old are relatively immune although this may be broken down by drought conditions which lead to poor nutrition and heavy challenge from congregation of animals around watering points . |
| 4 | Heavy fatty deposits can be broken up by the use of caustic cleaners sometimes specially formulated and described as drain cleaners . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | That is they can be broken down by bacteria to inert residues . |
| 7 | In other words , they can be broken down by bacteria and so removed from the environment . |
| 8 | Filter bacteria : Almost every natural substance can be broken down by bacteria . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |