Example sentences of "they can [be] [vb pp] [adv prt] by " in BNC.

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1 That is they can be broken down by bacteria to inert residues .
2 In other words , they can be broken down by bacteria and so removed from the environment .
3 The pack says social workers should take responsibility for ensuring the forms are completed but they can be filled in by the person the child is living with .
4 ‘ Even if they have mortgage arrears they can be called up by the Public Carriage Office for questioning .
5 They can be summed up by remarking yet once more that if you consider sexuality and sexual topics legitimate and natural , your manner will adjust itself .
6 Here they can be backed up by using a powerfilter , external or internal .
7 Self-assessment methods are useful , here , in that they can be carried out by the individual without the need of a tutor or teacher .
8 But now staff are being asked to deposit their used cups in special bins so that they can be picked up by the non profit making Save-a-Cup Recycling Company .
9 We have n't even got a system , as far as I understand it , that 's compatible , so that it 's possible for me to send my reading lists to , for instance , so they can be picked up by the library .
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