Example sentences of "they can [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are demanding to know whether they can function as independent variables in the explanations of events and states of affairs , or whether they are always dependent ones . |
| 2 | They can function as first homes for some young families , and Dunn et al . |
| 3 | They can serve as a guide to what was agreed , and we now need to work on the detail . |
| 4 | So they can buy as seven companies at a much cheaper rate and ship it across to us , and the sea freight is still does n't add to the cost that much . |
| 5 | They can act as a prick to our conscience to give time or money to help ( we do unto the least of His brethren what we do unto Him ) . |
| 6 | There are a number of practical things they can do , however : for a few hundred pounds , they can act as facilitators , helping their employees sort out their child-care problems . ’ |
| 7 | As the emphasis for caring for mentally ill and demented patients moves to the community , they can act as a useful link between hospital and home , especially if they have a community remit . |
| 8 | If so , — they can take the opportunity to learn about new teaching methods related to recently developed educational programmes such as CPVE and GCSE ; — they can shadow a senior manager to learn how headteachers and deputies deal with their problems of management ; — they can focus on particular curriculum areas , working with teachers to develop materials appropriate to their skills and experiences , e.g. electronics ; — they can act as consultants on a particular problem within the school , e.g. financial management ; — they can take the opportunity to " de-mystify " industry . |
| 9 | Lahars can be a direct result of an eruption , where for instance freshly ejected lava or pyroclasts melt ice or snow , or they can occur as a result of the destabilization of the unconsolidated volcanic debris on the slope of a volcano by an earthquake , or as a result of heavy rain . |
| 10 | The aim of these schemes is to place individuals , usually on a permanent basis , as lodgers with a landlady or family , where they can live as family , participating in home activities as much as possible . |
| 11 | People must rely as far as possible on not being killed or used as a resource , and on having some space and objects and relations with other people they can count as their own … . |
| 12 | They can operate as field effect transistors , high electron mobility transistors and monolithic microwave integrated circuits ( MMITs ) . |