Example sentences of "[that] can [be] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Michelet has strong emotions , and he smears what he feels on to paper without caring in the least how he does it , and without giving the slightest thought to technique or conventional forms — just shaping it into any form that can be understood by those who want to understand it . ’ |
| 2 | At the bottom of the argument about running state schools like a chain of McDonalds hamburger restaurants , handing out Big Mac gift vouchers to disadvantaged kids , is the issue of whether education is ultimately just a utilitarian service to the marketplace that can be understood in simple commercial language , or something more important and fundamental that warrants different treatment . |
| 3 | Terence Johnson has pointed to the limits that can be placed on some professions by their clients or employers . |
| 4 | The exact manner in which the excavation proceeds can vary considerably depending on the site 's characteristics , and there are usually several possible strategies that can be followed in any particular situation . |
| 5 | There are always two sets of reasons that can be given for psychical events , one that is phrased in terms of the culture 's Weltanschuung , and the other which the psychoanalytic observer can bring in terms of the unconscious feelings underlying the system . |
| 6 | Education has learned to grab with ease but not to reach out and yet there is a good deal of help that can be given to small businesses and voluntary organisations once the idea of level three partnership has been grasped . |
| 7 | Any food enjoyed by the child that can be given in small ‘ pieces ’ for example : yoghurt , cheese , biscuits . |
| 8 | A window lets you control the information that can be seen at any one time . |
| 9 | Can you find out about any others that can be seen at this time of year ? |
| 10 | It is essentially a natural phenomenon that can be seen in any sort of complex physical activity , and the only important matter is to remember the restriction , specific to English , on voicing assimilation mentioned above . |
| 11 | If there are several competing paths , only those paths that can be matched to long words are continued , and a short word will only be retrieved from the buffer if none of the possible paths can be matched to a long word . |
| 12 | My only hesitation when praising this excellent meat is that I have found few who like to eat cold lamb , and while curried leftovers are an option , I suggest buying a joint that can be eaten at one sitting . |
| 13 | We have now moved on from looking at syllables to looking at words , and we will consider certain well-known English words that can be pronounced in two different ways , which are called strong forms and weak forms . |
| 14 | All Stick models now come with new , mega-adjustable hardware : a new bridge/tailpiece unit , a patented truss rod , a height-adjustable nut , a pickup that can be tweaked for individual string volume and a four-way strap system for altering the angle of dangle . |
| 15 | Early afterdepolarisations are transient membrane oscillations triggered by a previous cardiac depolarisation that can be sustained in succeeding cycles by repeated triggering of the EAD to cause a tachyarrhythmia ( fig 2 ) . |
| 16 | Insufficient attention has hitherto been given to the role that can be played by scholarly publication in influencing harmonization . |
| 17 | A game that can be played by all the family is quite rare so this is sure to be popular among readers . |
| 18 | A game that can be played by all the family is quite rare so this is sure to be popular among readers . |
| 19 | A game that can be played by all the family is quite rare so this is sure to be popular among readers . |
| 20 | Consequently ICAO has very wisely given guidance in general terms that can be applied to all types of large fixed wing aircraft ( not helicopters ) . |
| 21 | There is no simple pattern or model of social change that can be applied to all villages , and there is no single continuum on which all rural communities can be placed ( see chapter 1 above ) . |
| 22 | If there is no blanket strategy that can be applied to all , then more and better individualised pain care is needed . |
| 23 | Unfortunately the degrees of confidence that can be applied to such scientific dates are inadequate for a period which can be viewed in terms of generations ( Campbell , Baxter and Alcock 1979 ) . |
| 24 | Most important , the formal statistical reasoning that can be applied to a-priori hypotheses is strictly invalid for exploratory analysis . |
| 25 | Cost , manpower and time availability will influence the number of measures that can be applied to any one public consultation exercise . |
| 26 | ‘ This resulted in an extension of the available technology that can be applied to nuclear plant for process , safety and safeguarding purposes . |
| 27 | Fortunately there are a number of useful guidelines that can be applied to both the systems on offer and the facilities you need . |
| 28 | ‘ In order to achieve this , measures must be developed that can be applied at particular neuralgic points only and that will all the same have a traffic restraining effect on the whole area . |
| 29 | At least seven countries believe that the margin scheme is the only system that can be applied within one member state . |
| 30 | There are systems in research laboratories which approach this goal but increasing the number of speakers who can be recognised reduces the number of words that can be accepted at any one time . |