Example sentences of "can be [verb] give [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 If it carries a marker its descendants can be recognized , and they can be seen to give rise to all sorts of tissues , from muscle and bone , to liver and brain .
2 Grice calls such usages floutings or exploitations of the maxims , and they can be seen to give rise to many of the traditional " figures of speech " .
3 These bearing indicators can be selected to give bearings from 2 ADF stations , or 2 VOR stations , or 1 ADF station and 1 VOR station .
4 These consist of two or three drums in which the degree of tightness of the stretched vibrating skin ( known as the ‘ head ’ ) can be adjusted to give notes of definite pitch .
5 For a discussion of whether an expert can be compelled to give reasons for his decision , see 13.7.8 .
6 But if SEAC can be persuaded to give parity of esteem to the assessment of cross-curricular themes within subjects , and better still , to revise syllabuses when an overall plan does eventually emerge , much will have been achieved — in fact , nothing less than the coherence and purpose educators seek .
7 Alternatively , it can be used to give information about an issue or piece of software , without an SPR having been received .
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