Example sentences of "[adv] can be [verb] to " in BNC.
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1 | The singularity occurs when , and thus can be seen to be associated with the focusing singularity in region IV . |
2 | They commonly cut across preexisting grain and cement boundaries ( Fig. 5.39b ) and thus can be seen to post-date all phases they traverse . |
3 | Enthusiasts aged 11 and over can be introduced to Superghosts , in which letters can be added at either end of the word . |
4 | For what sense exactly can be attached to a statement that a given particular is " to the north of itself " or that it " precedes itself " ? |
5 | Cuttings that should come to everybody 's attention quickly can be pinned to the library noticeboard or contained in a monthly newsletter . |
6 | Who knows how many quarrels , false accusations , unnecessary dismissals , how many promising careers cut short can be attributed to a butler 's slovenliness at the stage of drawing up the staff plan ? |
7 | This method of lengthening a perimeter indefinitely can be applied to any polygon or shape and can be extended to the complete occupation of an area or volume . |
8 | They often can be related to in hierarchy terribly aggressive to his subordinates but the company or his boss quite often the position the attitude that we actually take passive , aggressive , assertive . |
9 | In Section 5 we show how the structure developed here can be applied to two economic problems , one of limit pricing , the other from the optimal policy literature . |
10 | If the approach to be found here can be tied to a previous tradition , it will be to the modern speculative grammar of which Jespersen and Sapir were eminent exponents earlier in the century ; this tradition has become unfashionable in the past two or three decades , though distinguished work in this mode has still been produced by various scholars , for instance P. H. Matthews in England and Dwight Bolinger in America ; in particular , if there are any worthwhile results in the present text , they owe much to Bolinger 's example of investigation through careful scrutiny of what really happens grammatically when a given expression is used . |
11 | And since each book here can be traced to those whose decision it was to discard , it is important to emphasise that no personal blame is implied , and that the responsibility for what occurred is not his necessarily , but of those who employed him . |
12 | Thus , J's first contribution here can be judged to be relevant in terms of the existing topic framework and also to add some information to the topic framework . |
13 | The principles for overcoming any of the six problem areas listed previously can be adapted to the following general format . |
14 | There are few examples of their being scattered extensively and repeatedly used within a single text ; where this does happen , as for instance in Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin , the practice can readily be justified by its thematic significance ( on which see further below ) , as again can be seen to be the case with the cornucopia of excrement that Robin drops on to the deservedly victimized Jouglet . |
15 | This is a means whereby analogue signals like guitar , vocals etc. can be converted to digital and inputted to computer storage , to be sequenced and looped or whatever digital hocus pocus takes your fancy . |
16 | Accordingly , recommendations with regard to further investigations , etc. can be forwarded to you in order to enhance the state of preparedness in the event of legal aid being granted . |
17 | Bags of string , bottle tops , cylinders , etc. can be added to the basic shape — either tacked on with nails or glued on later . |
18 | Money made from theft is not taxable , an Ontario court has decided , unless the thief steals on a regular basis and therefore can be considered to be in ‘ business ’ . |
19 | I 'm not sure the safety advances we have seen recently can be compared to the quantum improvements that came , say , when continuous brakes were first built into trains or when inter-locking signals and points were first introduced . ’ |