Example sentences of "and [pers pn] can be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , of course , many more and they can be applied to both consumer and industrial users . |
| 2 | Working widths are 2.8m , 3.2m , 4m and 5.6m ( 9ft 2in , 10ft 6in , 13ft and 18ft 4in ) respectively , and they can be retrofitted to any tanker fitted with a positive displacement pump . |
| 3 | The general lay-out of such a passage is perfectly simple because the tune fits the trumpets and trombones like a glove and they can be trusted to ‘ come through ’ anything . |
| 4 | Prison officers are now salaried and take time off in lieu rather than accumulate high earnings on overtime ; they can purchase their own houses , and they can be promoted to governor grades rather than remaining a secondary uniformed branch . |
| 5 | These three fires are each at different times and well dated by samian burnt in situ and they can be attributed to accident . |
| 6 | His shiksas and replicas , hostilities and escapes , have taken part in a great game of long duration , and he can be said to be reviewing the state of play . |
| 7 | As we noted , anaphora concerns the use of ( usually ) a pronoun to refer to the same referent as some prior term , as in : ( 90 ) Harry 's a sweetheart ; he 's so considerate where Harry and he can be said to be co-referential , i.e. pick out the same referent . |
| 8 | We 'll pick it up after lunch and it can be transferred to my office safe . ’ |
| 9 | It can be so — certain women have a perpetual ‘ devouring ’ quality — but it is a natural process , echoed in the menstrual cycle , and in the moon 's waxing and waning , and it can be used to positive effect , regulating the ebb and flow of relationships and opening up pathways of communication . |