Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] can be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of its Hypersoft compression technology , or rather because it does n't require image decompression , 100 full-screen zoomed images can be viewed in less than 17 seconds , 1,000 in 3.5 minutes . |
| 2 | Because of its Hypersoft compression technology or rather because it does n't require image decompression 100 full-screen zoomed images can be viewed in less than 17 second , 1,000 in 3.5 minutes . |
| 3 | In addition , card readers and display units can be located at various point-of-sale positions such as bars and restaurants . |
| 4 | Naturally occurring helices can be understood by precise geometrical analogies . |
| 5 | Asteronyx loveni can be distinguished by the skin covered disk ; the bar shaped radial shields which reach almost to the centre of the disk ; the blunt mouth papillae ; the 8 to 9 arm spines on the arm and the well developed club shaped arm spine on the longer arms . |
| 6 | Water in cooling towers can be contaminated with legionella bacteria : surveys found the organism in 40–70 percent of hotels and hospitals . |
| 7 | Unlike wood dyes , varnish stains can be applied to previously coated surfaces , as long as they are clean and free from wax or grease . |
| 8 | Shell structures can be formed from catenaries . |
| 9 | Phosphorylcholine headgroups can be attached in a number of different ways to many surfaces , and large improvements in biocompatibility have been observed . |
| 10 | TOF spectra can be collected with a dose of less than 10 -3 ions per surface atom , making the technique relatively non-destructive . |
| 11 | Test results can be inputted by the chemist or technician in the laboratory . |
| 12 | Chardonnay vines can be recognised by the dull , yellow-brown colour of the canes which have a noticeable bloom and darker nodes ( the point where buds will emerge ) ; their slightly bullate ( bubbly ) leaves , the edges of which have a tendency to curl upwards ( some varieties curl downwards or not at all ) ; and the compact clusters of small , round , yellow-amber grapes . |
| 13 | Criterial and excluded traits can be diagnosed by means of entailment relations between sentences : for instance , ‘ animal ’ is a criterial trait of dog because It 's a dog entails It 's an animal ; ‘ fish ’ is an excluded trait of dog because It 's a dog entails It 's not a fish . |
| 14 | Test scores can be converted to standardised scores ( mean= 100 ; standard deviation= 15 ) to age equivalents or to percentile ranks . |
| 15 | Wounding mechanisms can be divided into two broad groups : shearing and impact injuries . |
| 16 | Preaching sermons can be rated on a performance basis : is the material good , does it flow logically , does the speaker have a good command of the language , and is he holding people 's attention ? |
| 17 | Not all summons forms can be used as addresses ( e.g. hey you in ( 47 ) can not occur in the slot occupied by Madam in ( 48 ) ) , although it may be that all addresses can be used as summonses ( Zwicky , 1974 : 791 ) . |
| 18 | The trust has said savings can be made by ensuring nurses are not doing jobs for which they are overqualified . |
| 19 | Cost savings can be achieved by rationalising DTP work between departments , so that manpower , hardware and specialist software expertise , can be shared wherever practicable . |
| 20 | If hiring costs can be reduced by machines working longer , it could become an even more attractive proposition . |
| 21 | But so do many things once the dust of composition has settled and the builder 's yard of notebooks and rejected drafts can be studied at leisure . |
| 22 | Inkjet printers can be used in exactly the same way as dot-matrix printers . |
| 23 | More traditional error correcting techniques can be used as a last resort , and if they are applied to just the top-rated candidate string this should avoid the potentially explosive problem . |
| 24 | Telephone bookings can be made on Bishop Auckland . |
| 25 | Telephone bookings can be made at 0232–241919 . |
| 26 | Breed societies can be found in the UK ( 1875 ; herdbook 1822 ) , Brazil , Canada , South Africa , the USA and many other countries for different types . |
| 27 | The advantages of early identification are that the patient can co-operate in decisions , and support services can be introduced at an early stage . |
| 28 | To make better use of the available space , hanging rails can be put at two levels , allowing short hanging space for shirts , jackets and trousers , for example , and long hanging space for coats and dresses . |
| 29 | On the other hand , it has been held that the power to issue passports can be questioned in a court , unless , for example , the particular case involves matters of national security . |
| 30 | Their range of carving and turning products can be found at The Field , Shipley , Heanor , Derby DE7 7JJ , ( 0773 ) 719842 . |