Example sentences of "can [be] [vb pp] [prep] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , Genette 's relational approach means that none of these aspects of narrative can be conceived of as independent units : Consequently ‘ analysis of narrative will thus be for [ him ] essentially a study of the relationships between narrative and story , between narrative and narrating , and ( to the extent that they are inscribed in the narrative discourse ) between story and narrating ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 2 | The planning activities at the three levels can be referred to as strategic planning , tactical planning ( or ‘ management control ’ ) and operational planning . |
| 3 | In fact , when the sex act takes place only when progeny is desired then it can be referred to as married brahmacārya . |
| 4 | Ruach and nephesh can be thought of as each having their own circle of meaning . |
| 5 | These positive actions can be thought of as good practice in risk management . |
| 6 | Norms can be thought of as unwritten rules . |
| 7 | It does not suit professional courses , such as those in medicine , law , engineering or business studies which can be thought of as composite subjects , and which therefore tend to have few external ancillary courses . |
| 8 | Scripts can be thought of as slot-and-filler structures , in which the slots have default values so that events can be inferred even when they are not mentioned explicitly in a text . |
| 9 | Summonses are naturally utterance-initial , indeed conversation-initial ( see Schegloff , 1972a ) , and can be thought of as independent speech acts ( see Chapter 5 ) in their own right . |