Example sentences of "but this can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once mixed , the shelf life in an open container is about 3 days , but this can be extended if the container is sealed after mixing , and kept in a cool place . |
| 2 | Such orders last initially for six months but this can be extended . |
| 3 | Basic capacity is 70 litres but this can be increased by 20 litres using the extendible lid ; side pockets add another 10 litres to give a maximum of 100 litres . |
| 4 | It is usually stopped from six to fifteen inches from the hook , but this can be increased or decreased for special situations that demand either a longer or shorter tail . |
| 5 | Naturally , after rounding , marginal or subtotals may be only approximately the sum of their components , but this can be explained in a footnote if necessary . |
| 6 | The total measurement of scallops and spaces is longer than the pole length , but this can be lost by increasing the size of one or two pleats . |
| 7 | The certificate on form R190(SD) must be completed but this can be done at any time and amounts to little more than a claim procedure . |
| 8 | Difficult to achieve magnification , ie to enlarge newsprint ( but this can be done on the overhead projector ) . |
| 9 | Some settlement is likely to take place over a period after the trench has been filled , but this can be filled in at a later stage . |
| 10 | Marking the completed exercises for large numbers of students can be time-consuming , but this can be overcome by such methods as multiple-choice answering . |
| 11 | The relationship is often hostile rather than cooperative , but this can be treated as just a reversal of sign . |
| 12 | This involves some expenditure , but this can be avoided if staff awareness is raised and a ‘ switch off ’ attitude is developed . |
| 13 | This leads to an increase in ammonia and nitrite levels for a short time ; but this can be reduced by using two smaller-than-normal filters and washing them ( in water change tank water ) at alternative two weekly intervals maintaining one at full capacity at all times . |
| 14 | It is right and proper that everyone should have the same opportunity , but this can be controlled by one officer in my belief . |
| 15 | In the case of land , its market price is of course one yardstick , but this can be distorted by all types of factors , for example , proximity to expanding towns . |
| 16 | Sometimes the delays can be psycho-social in origin , parents may be understimulating or neglecting the child , but this can be verified only by demonstrating a change in the child 's rate of progress once intervention has occurred . |
| 17 | Designer Cuffey , I feel , has tilted several greens too much , but this can be put right in time . |