Example sentences of "they can be [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any new children in the original population ( from which the standardisation sample was selected ) can then be tested and , on the basis of their age and test performance , they can be given a test score which reflects their performance relative to the standardisation sample . |
| 2 | Sometimes they can be given a lump of clay that is too heavy for them to lift and they will gain new experiences as they try to mould or divide it into pieces of a manageable size . |
| 3 | So they have to find their way into the international financial system , where they can be given a veneer of legality . |
| 4 | Candidates whose mother tongue is not English will be required to pass an Oral Test before they can be awarded a certificate . |
| 5 | Candidates whose mother tongue is not English will be required to pass an Oral Test before they can be awarded a certificate . |
| 6 | Much more to the point , lawyers are always aware that a big aircraft accident inquiry is the preliminary to much subsequent civil litigation , and that if they can persuade the court to a point of view favourable to their client they can be paving the way to considerable financial benefit at a later stage . |
| 7 | Alternatively , they can be offered the chance to contribute to society economically , socially and culturally . |
| 8 | Hard-won working conditions and employment protection are now routinely jettisoned by many cowboy operators , secure in the knowledge that if workers complain they can be shown the door , outside which is a four-deep queue of would-be replacements willing to thole all manner of demands provided there is the prospect of regular work at whatever depressed rates . |
| 9 | Unless they can be guaranteed a post , they will consider alternatives at a time when they probably need to be free of distractions from their studies and may commit themselves to another job unnecessarily . |
| 10 | The long-running recession has meant that interest in these properties is low , but if they can be sold the cash raised will be put back into further improving the remaining operations . |
| 11 | Our verdict : A travel brush or curling tongs powered by a gas cylinder are a good investment — they can be used every day , not only for holidays . |