Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll give you a number where I can be reached in any emergency . ’ |
| 2 | Information can be gathered by means of a questionnaire which new adherents are either invited to fill in themselves , or which can be completed in an interview by one of the church leaders . |
| 3 | Secure ground floor windows first and any window which ca n't be seen from the street or which can be reached from a drainpipe or flat roof . |
| 4 | These take the curriculum and re-present it in ‘ bite-sized pieces ’ , usually in courses of between 20 and 30 hours , which may be put together for an award like GCSE or which can be taken as free-standing units . |
| 5 | But he expresses this by saying that we ‘ can proceed no farther by reasoning than to things which must be exposed again to experience or which can be evidenced by means of some appearance ’ ; and this seems to suggest something new . |
| 6 | We will respect anonymity if requested , but , as gesture of good faith , we do need to see your name and address , and , where applicable , a telephone number where you can be contacted during office hours . |
| 7 | We will respect anonymity if requested , but , as gesture of good faith , we do need to see your name and address , and , where applicable , a telephone number where you can be contacted during office hours . |
| 8 | Make sure someone stays near so that if your child is sick , he or she can be prevented from inhaling vomit . |
| 9 | Every day , we can either be driven by the past — repeating our customary patterns and habits , believing in old limitations — or we can be propelled by our future , by our Dreams , by what we are becoming . |
| 10 | The ferrets force the rabbits to abandon their homes and bolt to the surface , where they can be killed by a number of methods . |
| 11 | Micro Resources ' SwitchTerm is an X Window and Unix-based tool that enables network managers to consolidate multiple operating systems onto a single console , where they can be viewed in windows on the screen . |
| 12 | The type of projection and the symbols used for components , finishes , limits and the conventions for dimensions , scale and component values must be presented where they can be seen in using the drawings . |
| 13 | So , in effect , the SAM works by taking an enormous number of individual measurements of acoustic reflectivity and converting them to equivalent light and dark dots on a TV screen where they can be seen by the human eye . |
| 14 | Many of the famous capitals , decorated by animals , biblical scenes , demons , etc. , have been removed for safety from the vibration of the bells to an upstairs museum where they can be studied at leisure and at a more accessible height . |
| 15 | If you do not have space for a build-in model beside or under the sink , there are portables available that sit on the worktop , where they can be connected to the taps and drains for washing . |
| 16 | The necessity for speed in adaptation of agricultural technology exists because of these self-reproducing and self-reinforcing processes — fairly rapid population growth ; political and economic neglect of marginal environments except where they can be exploited for the production of commodities for the national and international market ; and a stagnant production per unit worker and area for the majority of the population . |
| 17 | In 2 days they will have hatched and can be transferred to the aquarium ( containing a salt solution ) where they can be kept at room temperature like water-fleas . |
| 18 | Enclosed with Training News are details of the services available and where they can be obtained from . |
| 19 | Potting of growing plants should be continuous until they attain a size where they can be transferred to the outdoor pool without hazard . |
| 20 | They were prominent in the Silurian and Devonian , where they can be found with the fish-like animals that abounded in the fresh- and brackish water deposits of the time , although some of the Ordovician ones are in marine sediments . |
| 21 | Personal computers are now commonly found in site huts , even in remote locations where they can be powered by car batteries . |
| 22 | Only in cases where these additional agencies are unimportant , or where they can be identified with some degree of certainty , will the breakage data be useful in analysing fossil bone assemblages . |
| 23 | Their reminiscences about their early school days can be recorded , or they can be invited into school to talk to the pupils . |
| 24 | These can be just those pieces which they find lying around the surface or they can be ripped off the growing plants . |
| 25 | These side walls can be built first , and the steps constructed between them afterwards , or they can be built with the steps and used to support the treads . |
| 26 | The atoms can then be made to interact directly with the laser beam , as in the so-called collinear methods , or they can be converted to an atomic beam by heating in a small hot tantalum tube . |
| 27 | First , as shown in the photograph on the facing page , the flowers can be glued on to the mount board and then protected with a glass frame , or they can be covered with a sheet of cold-seal film before framing . |
| 28 | They can be used with products from other companies such as TeleUSE and UIMX or they can be sold as a package known as DynaGraphX , which is integrated with X-Designer from Imperial Software Technology Ltd , which VI distributes . |
| 29 | Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) . |
| 30 | They can be installed by taking out one layer of bricks ( so you 'll have to cut through a wall — make sure it 's suitable ! ) ; or they can be installed in a corner , or in an alcove , with a surrounded flat fascia , in which case you 'll need to build a timber framework to support the niche and hold the fascia . |