Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a local entity analysis is carried out , the model can be mapped on to a database and applications applied to it before another local data analysis is started . |
| 2 | This means that the best possible data model can be formulated with the knowledge that it can be mapped on to a DBMS . |
| 3 | The modern qualitative theory can be fleshed out into a quantitative technique ; and this book tells a coherent and deep mathematical story , packed with insights and ideas . |
| 4 | The White Paper , Caring for People , was a partial response to Griffiths and it can be fleshed out into a workable comprehensive policy ; it became law in June 1990 with the passing of the NHS and Community Care Act . |
| 5 | If a pipe has frozen , it can be thawed out with a hairdrier or by wrapping towels soaked in hot water around it . |
| 6 | Disconnect the large multi plug on the wiring loom on the bulkhead Pull the wire off the injector pump shut off solenoid as a safety measure and touch the starter solenoid wire ( white with a red tracer ) to a live feed ( brown ) on the engine side of the multi plug ( check it is out of first gear first ) An opened split pin is ideal for the job With practice the engine can be flicked over to the required position |
| 7 | God is no divine monster whose existence can be sounded out by the aerial equivalent of the sophisticated underwater sonar equipment used to test for the presence of Nessie . |
| 8 | The shafts can be tied on in the case of very young children , especially during active play . |
| 9 | Excess fabric can be tied back with a ribbon . |
| 10 | There are more than 30 legal moves in the average chess position , which means that more than 30 different chess positions can be generated out of the average position with a single play , about a thousand ( the rough product of 30 x 30 ) with one full move , a million with two move , and so on . |
| 11 | Sometimes the blockage may be visible from the top of the downpipe and can be hoicked out from the top with a length of stiff wire — try a straightened-out coat hanger . |
| 12 | A new conveyancer would be well advised to have a typed-out schedule of steps clipped into the side of his file , so that each requirement can be ticked off as the transaction proceeds . |
| 13 | Any set of functions can be overplotted on to the reference set , or an error function may be generated and plotted directly . |
| 14 | Any bar or disco which exceeds its permitted decibel limit can be shut down on the spot for the night by police . |
| 15 | Bill Davies , who provided the cross , can be seen over on the right wing . |
| 16 | At Duxford airfield , the operations table from which aspects of the Battle of Britain were controlled can be seen along with the original control tower , hangar and runway . |
| 17 | That the world is not divided into 2 classes of people — one who run private care for nasty reasons — and another group who work in the statutory service for all the good reasons , and that what we have to do is be prepared to step outside of those kinds of labelling and look at what we are seeing , look at the needs of the people we are trying to help make provision for and see what best can be done out of the resources available . |
| 18 | New ideas can be bounced around in the comparative safety of the governors ' meeting and reactions gauged . |
| 19 | And those pro the , the guidelines would , if accepted , enable schemes two and three to continue , on the basis that the capital receipts from the sale of the are earmarked for this sort of investments , and that these in their turn will generate a flow of capital receipts which can be ploughed back for the benefit of the to the totality of County Council 's capital programme . |
| 20 | Spring cabbage can be thinned out at the end of winter to their final spacings . |
| 21 | Very often an organisational problem can be tracked down to a mismatch between an established structure and new processes formed in response to new events and pressures . |
| 22 | The problem of poor image quality can be tracked down to the scanning stage . |
| 23 | Naturally curly or permed hair can be scraped back into a formal look or left casual for the evenings |
| 24 | Varnishes can be used direct from the container if the diameter is large enough for the brush being used , but it is better to pour the varnish into a paint kettle which has a wire stretched across the middle , so that excess varnish can be scraped off on the wire . |
| 25 | The first is not a lot of use in an indirect system , since once the mains stopcock has been turned off , most of the water left in the rising main can be drained out from the kitchen tap . |
| 26 | This means that for the first one the doubt is ‘ simple ’ and can be cleared up in a straightforward way , but for the second it is ‘ compound ’ and needs much greater care . |
| 27 | Actually all the doubts just mentioned can be cleared up by the use of one word , though it is a word never used in The Lord of the Rings . |
| 28 | IT will be a great relief to Abi King at the Arts Theatre if the props she needs for a new play can be turned up by the public at large . |
| 29 | This clock can be turned on by the START signal , causing the motor to run at a stepping rate equal to the clock frequency , and turned off by the STOP signal , in which case the motor is halted . |
| 30 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |