Example sentences of "but it can be [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is valuable as a means of helping the plaintiff to restore his reputation ( at least when it is reported ) but it can be exploited to present a false picture under the pressure to avoid trial . |
| 2 | But it can be made to bulge and glitter with a maestro behind the iris . |
| 3 | The example sketched out above concerns those relatively high up in the hierarchy , but it can be extended to cover other employees of the body-maker . |
| 4 | This is a far from ideal measure but it can be used to compare performance over time and to establish target rates of return . |
| 5 | CLUE is n't a page makeup system as such but it can be used to create very impressive documents , Blackwells recently used it to publish their book catalogue . |
| 6 | It is connected to the record machine but it can be used to display the pictures from both machines in turn : when the record-machine is in either record or stop mode , playback from the source-machine is displayed ; when the record-machine is in playback mode , however , it has priority for the screen and its pictures are displayed . |