Example sentences of "or they can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their reminiscences about their early school days can be recorded , or they can be invited into school to talk to the pupils . |
| 2 | These can be just those pieces which they find lying around the surface or they can be ripped off the growing plants . |
| 3 | These side walls can be built first , and the steps constructed between them afterwards , or they can be built with the steps and used to support the treads . |
| 4 | The atoms can then be made to interact directly with the laser beam , as in the so-called collinear methods , or they can be converted to an atomic beam by heating in a small hot tantalum tube . |
| 5 | First , as shown in the photograph on the facing page , the flowers can be glued on to the mount board and then protected with a glass frame , or they can be covered with a sheet of cold-seal film before framing . |
| 6 | They can be used with products from other companies such as TeleUSE and UIMX or they can be sold as a package known as DynaGraphX , which is integrated with X-Designer from Imperial Software Technology Ltd , which VI distributes . |
| 7 | Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) . |
| 8 | They can be installed by taking out one layer of bricks ( so you 'll have to cut through a wall — make sure it 's suitable ! ) ; or they can be installed in a corner , or in an alcove , with a surrounded flat fascia , in which case you 'll need to build a timber framework to support the niche and hold the fascia . |
| 9 | Hooded brass or chrome floor lamps make especially good reading lamps since they can be moved around to various chairs or sofas , and set to shine on books , or they can be directed onto a wall or ceiling . |
| 10 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |
| 11 | They can be gained at the expense of time spent on clients with other problems ( as will be seen in Chapter 4 ) or they can be derived from additional funding earmarked for the purpose . |
| 12 | Or they can be plotted against the fitted ( here smoothed ) values , to look for indications of non-constant variability ; if the residuals get bigger as the smoothed values get bigger , this usually means that the the analysis would be better carried out on another scale . |