Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | From these can be gathered a handful of needle-thin stuff that can be pushed into a pocket while you collect slightly thicker material . |
| 2 | Beside it is a small round table on which can be seen a photograph of my wife and me with our three elder children ; then there is an armchair also with a long seat and a dark-blue dog bed for our two spaniels beside another table with books and magazines . |
| 3 | The grounds of the public library at Wallington seem an unlikely setting for industrial remains , but here can be seen a preserved section of tramway used by the Surrey Iron Railway , the first tramway built as a transport system independent of canal and other industrial transport . |
| 4 | Beyond can be seen a mixture of walkers , mounted and dismounted cyclists and even the occasional moped ( Figure 6.29 ) . |
| 5 | A little way up on the left hand side is the Museum Dr Frederico Freitas where can be seen a large exhibition of engravings and porcelain . |
| 6 | To the left can be seen a passing train on the Romsey to Eastleigh line . |
| 7 | In the distance can be seen a shimmering blue-green arch with tinges of pink , and beyond this a fuzzy indistinctness . |
| 8 | Moreover , so far as can be seen a Northumbrian hegemony continued to prevail between the Humber and the Forth and across to the west , above and below the Solway from the Mersey to the borders of Strathclyde , at least until the mid-eighth century . |
| 9 | In this new , or at least much heavier , emphasis on fair dealing can be seen a genuine movement away from the primitive assumptions of the age of Commynes and Machiavelli . |
| 10 | Behind him can be seen a picture of the Tibetan director . |
| 11 | This can be done a day ahead . |
| 12 | Transfer mixture to a bowl ( all this can be done a couple of hours before ) . |
| 13 | Stimulating though it can be to use an exciting orchestration working to recorded music has its drawbacks : — |
| 14 | The flowchart in section 0401.3 outlines the FSA considerations for determining whether we can accept an engagement and whether a client can be treated a corporate finance client . |
| 15 | In theory , it can be served a ’ section 114 ’ report , which prevents it taking on any new , uncontracted expenditure . |
| 16 | This represents a very big , complex and highly aggregated market within which can be discerned a very large number of smaller labour markets . |
| 17 | Sheep graze up to its walls , mellow with yellow lichen , and the reedy dykes which surround it are famous for their marsh frogs , whose operatic baritone can be heard a mile away on May nights . |
| 18 | Meantime , me and Geoff and Roy , who 'll be the main suspects , can be causing a disturbance somewhere else . ’ |
| 19 | If the deep anaphor can be assigned a suitable interpretation from a content-based representation it does not matter , at least as far as a considered judgement of acceptability is concerned , if the previous expression of that content does not parallel the one that would have to be substituted for the anaphor to make a full second clause . |
| 20 | They distinguish between the function of language as imparting meaning , ‘ making statements which can be assigned a set of truth conditions ’ ( ibid. ) , and its function of regulating and maintaining social or interpersonal relations between people . |
| 21 | In addition each form and each field of each form can be assigned a view and a write security level . |
| 22 | On the basis of viscosity data , B can be assigned a value of unity , leading to and . |
| 23 | 61 ) the latter can be assigned a similar date ( on grounds which are only slightly more convincing ) . |
| 24 | Draw up a timetable — some recipes can be cooked and frozen weeks in advance while others can be prepared a day beforehand ; some dishes can only be made on the day . |
| 25 | Cooking tunnels mean that between 1500 and 5000 meals can be prepared a day while freeing the chef from performing repetitive tasks and surveilance . |
| 26 | Although the cake and fondant icing can be prepared a week or so in advance if required , the chocolate work on this cake is best left until nearer the day . |
| 27 | Absorption can be slowed a bit , but not much , if alcoholic drink is taken with food . |
| 28 | All power-ups can be upgraded a maximum of five times , and you get more money to spend after each race depending on your finishing position . |
| 29 | Sometimes the negotiating game can be played a little more skilfully . |
| 30 | This rather long discussion of the phonemic status of and shows how difficult it can be to reach a conclusion in phonemic analysis . |