Example sentences of "can [be] think [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter can be thought of either as something like a pointer moving across a scale to a mark labelled " here " , or ultimately as a conscious observer looking at such a pointer and saying " By Jove , the electron 's here " on this occasion . |
| 2 | Other ‘ flags ’ can be thought of as developing within one part of the French flag . |
| 3 | Curves which are monotonic and contain only one bend can be thought of as one of the four quadrants of a circle . |
| 4 | Foreign exchange can be thought of as all liquid claims to currency payable abroad held by a country 's residents . |
| 5 | These can be thought of as five somewhat different shapes , but it must be remembered that when people are talking they will be rapidly moving shapes . |
| 6 | These can be thought of as two separate systems with the non-metropolitan counties and metropolitan districts forming the core authorities ( see fig. 3.1 ) The first local councils under the 1972 Act were elected in 1973 and after a year of preparation , took office formally on the first day of April 1974 . |
| 7 | Indeed , if the state can be thought of as acting as a single shareholder then it will be in a more powerful position vis-a-vis management than are shareholders of most private companies . |
| 8 | For many purposes polymers can be thought of as entirely one-dimensional that is , as mathematical lines . |
| 9 | The division of labour in modern Britain is such that these three major segments of social life can be thought of as distinct and virtually autonomous sub-systems , each with its own set of specialized self-perpetuating roles ministers , " politicians " , civil servants , judges , lawyers , policemen , bishops , clergy — all of which are open , at least in theory , to any individual of appropriate age , sex , and education who chooses to make himself a candidate . |
| 10 | The molecules can be thought of as little billiard balls continually colliding with each other and bouncing off the walls of the box . |
| 11 | If there are two kinds of small molecule in the chain , the two can be thought of as 1 and 0 respectively , and immediately any amount of information , of any kind , can be stored , provided only that the chain is long enough . |
| 12 | This is not to say that the share of overseas assets reached a peak in 1989 Q4 ; it simply implies that the conditions for investment are relatively free in that any remaining controls can be thought of as prudential rather than prohibitive . |
| 13 | They can be thought of as seven tests to be applied . |
| 14 | Note that greetings , partings and various " ritual " formulae ( e.g. bless you said after a sneeze ) can be thought of as vocative in nature . |