Example sentences of "they can [adv] [be] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ This theoretically realistic and humorous novel is not unlike The Waste Land , the showpiece of Modernism and Impersonality ’ — which gives the impression that the realistic and humorous can only be deemed compatible with impersonality if they can also be deemed theoretical , and that the novel may not be very funny . |
| 2 | They can also be extremely awkward , never more so than when loaded with the needle-tips of a yucca or the sharks teeth of an agave . |
| 3 | Coated with a conductor , they can also be used as electrical connectors , enabling about 100 to be packed into a ½ in plug . |
| 4 | His professional engineering career started on the truck side , and he sees his task mainly as miniaturisation to bring all the advantages of power and economy enjoyed by the heavy goods diesel driver down to the size where they can also be of benefit to the motorist . |
| 5 | They can also be made from nitriles as shown in equation ( b ) . |
| 6 | They can also be divided crossways into three regions , a well-defined head ( cephalon ) at the front , usually equipped with a pair of eyes , a thorax with a variable number of articulated segments , and at the back end a tail ( or pygidium ) formed by the fusion of several segments . |
| 7 | While it is undeniable that Robbe-Grillet'– early novels are indeed capable of being read as essentially modernist texts whose narrative strategics consist in the representation of a distorted perception of reality , nevertheless , ‘ retrospectively ’ , they can also be considered to demonstrate reflexivity . |
| 8 | They can also be deposited from certain foods such as milkstone which consists of calcium salts derived from milk . |
| 9 | Pitch , of course , gets progressively softer as it is heated , and similarly , since the rocks of the mantle are also at high temperatures — the temperature in the earth increases downwards at a rate of about 30 degrees C per kilometre — they can also be thought of as being rather ‘ soft ’ . |
| 10 | Straight lines are easy to visualize geometrically , but they can also be expressed algebraically . |
| 11 | They can also be put into groups to show the reasons why they attract people , or what their functions are . |
| 12 | In the field of cancer therapy it is well known that irradiation can cause tumours and yet they can also be treated by radiation and many of the drugs used in chemotherapy for tumours can also cause tumours . |
| 13 | They can also be forgetful or very tired and perhaps bad tempered . |
| 14 | They can also be used to develop different skills within the governing body . |
| 15 | They can also be used to evaluate the teacher , when they might include questions such as : |
| 16 | Although it is intended to protect the film and record industries , the Bill outlaws all cassette recorders used for home computing , because they can also be used to tape music . |
| 17 | Not only have teachers had a very extensive training , they can also be much more objective in seeing the cause of any problem . |
| 18 | Not only are time-cost recording systems useful in measuring ultimate job profitability , they can also be an aid to mid job evaluation ( see fig. p. 95 ) . |
| 19 | Through this relationship , they can also be a record of the life force that exists at a certain site . |
| 20 | They can also be combined with extroverted or introverted attitude types thus making eight combinations in all . |
| 21 | They can also be used for making flat designs on the ground , imaginary steering wheels and stepping stones . |
| 22 | They can also be damaged by large bristleworms , and some molluscs , particularly nudibranchs , view them as a good meal . |
| 23 | With care they can also be trained to feed from your hand . |
| 24 | ( They can also be removed in other ways as we 'll see in a moment ) . |
| 25 | They can also be divided into bold and shy feeders and some of the smaller species could very well be the natural prey of larger predatory tank mates . |
| 26 | They can also be classified according to their sugar content , ie dry , medium or sweet . |
| 27 | Apart from their ability to give extra liveliness to a sequence , they can also be used to hide any awkward jump cuts in the action ! |
| 28 | As we have already noted , audio mixers are used to combine the signals from a number of microphones , and they can also be used as volume controllers . |
| 29 | But they can also be seen as communicatively motivated , the realization of available resources to get a message across . |
| 30 | Since advertisements are often dated , they can be useful in establishing priority of issues ; but they can also be misleading and should always be interpreted with caution . |