Example sentences of "[adj] can [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hang-gliding : This can be arranged for the intrepid , and is definitely worth it though we ca n't cover this with our standard insurance . |
| 2 | All this can be arranged for cash no questions . |
| 3 | They must provide cover for absent colleagues for up to three days , though this can be extended for a teacher whose classroom teaching duties occupy less than three-quarters of his or her working week , or where it is not ‘ reasonably practical ’ for a supply teacher to be found to replace the absent colleague . |
| 4 | This can be done for any letter position , including the first and the last letters of a word , and for more than one letter position , although it is not a good policy to allow more than two per word if the accuracy of the recogniser is to be relied on at all . |
| 5 | If this can be done for an amorphous sample and a corresponding sample which is highly crystalline , a relative measure of crystallinity for other samples of the same polymer can be obtained . |
| 6 | This can be compensated for by applying a correction based on the knowledge of the appropriate Mark-Houwink relations for each , the standard and the unknown , measured in the solvent used for elution . |
| 7 | Over two hours , this can be wearing for two minutes it 's fine . |
| 8 | If you have mastered cut and sew , this can be used for other shaping , for example by knitting a straight sleeve and cutting it to the shape required . |
| 9 | This can be used for filled areas that always adjust their shape to fill between other objects . |
| 10 | This can be allowed for by the winch or car driver reducing the power slightly . |
| 11 | This can be allowed for by recognizing that χ 1 is actually a free energy parameter comprising entropic χ H and enthalpic χ S contributions , such that . |
| 12 | This can be claimed for romantic and romance , but is not appropriate in the case of arable farmer , nor of foreign policy or animate nouns from ( 7 ) , nor of new in ( 17 ) nor naked in ( 18 ) ; and it would clearly not apply for nuclear scientist either ; while there does exist a noun nucleus , which is certainly the etymological origin of the adjective , the scientist is , synchronically and in the usage of the ordinary speaker , to be connected with the indefinite notion of nuclear matters ( where , for example , Latin would have used the neuter plural of an adjective ) rather than directly with nucleus ; one may reasonably guess that many speakers to whom the word nucleus is quite unfamiliar would nevertheless feel they understood quite satisfactorily a headline which read : TOP NUCLEAR SCIENTIST GOES MISSING ! |
| 13 | If the owner moves to larger or smaller premises , rugs can simply be added or taken away ; equally , if a rug is damaged another can be purchased for far less than it would cost to have the entire floor covering replaced ; and by simply interchanging items it is also possible to alter the whole appearance of a room . |
| 14 | Of those which are more than mundane , or artefacts of administrative or file-keeping practices , some can be accounted for in terms of plausible expectations of the organizational models , others only indirectly so , and yet others more difficult to explain . |
| 15 | If what has been hypothesised so far is true , much of the variation in linguistic interactions which is not explicable in terms of grammatical or phonological conditioning can be accounted for by changes of footing , involving a switch from one ( linguistic ) persona to another ; some can be accounted for by the speaker 's failure to identify perfectly the speech patterns of the prototypes of the personas which s/he seeks to animate at a particular time ; and some can be accounted for by the speaker 's imperfect ability to reproduce those speech patterns which s/he has identified . |
| 16 | If what has been hypothesised so far is true , much of the variation in linguistic interactions which is not explicable in terms of grammatical or phonological conditioning can be accounted for by changes of footing , involving a switch from one ( linguistic ) persona to another ; some can be accounted for by the speaker 's failure to identify perfectly the speech patterns of the prototypes of the personas which s/he seeks to animate at a particular time ; and some can be accounted for by the speaker 's imperfect ability to reproduce those speech patterns which s/he has identified . |
| 17 | Similarly the entropy of the pure polymer S 2 can be obtained for , which gives |
| 18 | What in the case of Alfred of Wessex is explicit can be inferred for Charles too : the inculcation of wisdom among the nobility was designed to strengthen their commitment to the king . |
| 19 | Perfect information is usually not practicable but the concept is useful in establishing how much can be paid for whatever additional information is available . |
| 20 | Perfect information is usually not practicable but the concept is useful in establishing how much can be paid for whatever additional information is available . |
| 21 | By pressing a button on the front display panel , users can choose the IBM 9337 mode they want to emulate , and the level of protection they require and the 7737 can be configured for full compatibility with IBM 's 010 , 020 , 110 , and 120 . |
| 22 | There 's a wide range of boxes to mark the various stages of your project , and these can be coloured for extra emphasis . |
| 23 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
| 24 | Lift again the following autumn or spring and many of the stems will have rooted ; these can be detached for potting up . |
| 25 | These can be used for colds , ‘ flu , sinusitis , coughs and as a facial steam treatment ( page 76 ) . |
| 26 | If some of the mother 's natural young have been left in the litter these can be used for health screening . |
| 27 | Resides their decorative qualities , all these can be used for either cooking , medicine , as perfumery , or domestically . |
| 28 | Black or white tri-laminate scratchplates come as standard , but these can be changed for a much more interesting and fashionable pearloid affair which , for some strange reason , costs a touch more . |
| 29 | Professional journals such as The Times Educational Supplement , Child Education and Junior Education will carry photographs and features on innovative work taking place at the school , these can be reproduced for parents to reinforce the message that their children 's school is a leader . |
| 30 | Evening viewing for parties of at least 50 can be arranged for either 1900 or 1930 . |