Example sentences of "[adj] it can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The Belfast community is a broadly monodialectal one , but within this it can be described as a divergent-dialect community ( Johnston , 1983 ) .
2 The contact becomes an act only if in some way or another it can be provided with a social meaning .
3 This is an exaggeration , but you should remember that the older the history book ( especially over 20 years ) the less reliable it can be considered to be , because ( i ) new evidence is always being unearthed ( ii ) all historians tend to write from within the perspective of their own times ( " every generation writes its own history " ) ( iii ) most professional historians update their own interpretations according to personal preference and in the face of scholarly criticism .
4 When the sound timber is clean and readily accessible it can be treated with insecticide .
5 At the worst it can be used for making a cold frame or compost bin .
6 I 'm confident that the scheme wo n't cost anything like as much as the estimate , but I 'm , I 'm sure it 's right that it 's been , having having done some background work to see how many people might claim it I 'm confident that that we 've erred on the safe side here by a substantial amount , and that 's why I 'm sure it can be met from the overall budget .
7 If the result is unsatisfactory it can be used as a motivating factor to persuade them to try and make an improvement .
8 This arrangement is so flexible it can be used for anything from tennis to Holiday on Ice to huge international congresses and exhibitions .
9 It may be full of happiness for those who are fortunate to have the right conditions at play in their lives , but there is no doubt how stretching it can be to live in close proximity to your relations .
10 The red semi-regular variable R Doradûs lies near Alpha , and since its range is from magnitude 7 to 8 it can be followed with binoculars .
11 Rodinal is very easy to use , being a ‘ one-shot ’ developer , and has an advantage over some ‘ special ’ brews in that it can be used with all slow , medium and high speed films and in any format from 3 5mm and 120 rolls to 5″×4″ and larger sizes .
12 It also has an advantage in that it can be installed on the smaller air range diving support vessels .
13 West mercia police are taking this car onto the streets to show how easy it can be for thieves , but also how difficult it can be made for them .
14 We all know how difficult it can be to arrange for a contractor to carry out repairs to our home .
15 It is understandable if we consider the wide diversity of marine invertebrates how difficult it can be to read from their behaviour just what is going on .
16 As with the previous two it can be raised from seed .
17 Finally , try not to make your list too long — this will ensure that the items you really want are chosen first — and if necessary it can be added to at a later date .
18 From juvenile Great Spotted and Syrian it can be told by the gap between its black cheek stripe and black nape , and no black stripe bordering red crown .
19 Once the rabbit is dead it can be retrieved in your own good time .
20 The alternative regime in ss219 to 229 applies if : ( a ) Target is an unquoted trading company or the holding company of a trading group ( an unquoted company will include one whose shares are traded on the Unlisted Securities Market ) ; ( b ) the purchase of own shares is wholly or mainly for the benefit of Target 's trade or any of its 75% subsidiaries ; ( c ) the purchase does not form part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose of which is to avoid tax or enable shareholders to participate in the company 's profits without being taxed on dividends ( there is a clearance procedure under s225 ) ; ( d ) the vendor shareholders are resident and ordinarily resident in the UK in the tax year in which the buy-in occurs ; any nominee shareholder must also be so resident , so if the distribution treatment is desirable it can be achieved by interposing non-UK-resident nominees ; ( e ) the shareholder has held his shares for at least five years ; ( f ) the shareholder 's shareholding immediately after the buy-in has been substantially reduced ( ie , by 25% or more , and his entitlement to profits must be similarly reduced ) ; for these purposes the shareholder must include the shareholdings of his " associates " as determined in accordance with s227 ; ( g ) the shareholder must not be connected with the company following the buy-in , and for these purposes he will be connected if he is entitled to acquire more than 30% of the share capital or voting rights in the company or assets on a winding up .
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