Example sentences of "it can often be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously there are no simple solutions to a difficult relationship with a demanding parent , but it can often be kept ticking over on a mixture of kindness and firmness and a refusal on your part to come out of your corner for a fight every time she chooses to ring the bell . |
| 2 | It can often be enhanced by introducing some of the techniques discussed under ‘ grain markings ’ above . |
| 3 | Unlike mercury-gilding , there is no positive analytical evidence which can identify gold leaf , but it can often be recognised when viewed in cross-section at high magnification . |
| 4 | Eye contact is one strong means of signalling , and in British culture ( in very general terms ) it can often be observed that speakers look away during their turn and then look their interlocutor in the eye at the end . |
| 5 | If we think about the basic body plan of a phylum , it can often be seen as a solution to an engineering design problem facing an ancestor , but one which is no longer relevant to most living descendants . |
| 6 | When bleeding is a steady ooze , it can often be stopped by injections of dilute adrenaline ( 1 in 10000 ) , and this also facilitates completion of the procedure and thereby drainage of the duct . |
| 7 | Moreover , while ‘ ideology ’ retains , from the weight of linguistic usage , the sense of organized beliefs ( whether formal and conscious or pervasive and dissolved ) , it can often be supposed that such systems are the true origin of all cultural ( and indeed other social ) production . |
| 8 | Even if a command has already been executed it can often be undone . |
| 9 | Broken paving is one of the cheapest materials for path and patio work , and it can often be bought from local authorities who have re-paving projects in hand . |
| 10 | It can often be brought into areas where they feel more willing to express an opinion by putting the problem in terms of comparative bets , using the notion of the equivalent urn . |
| 11 | It can often be brought into areas where they feel more willing to express an opinion by putting the problem in terms of comparative bets , using the notion of the equivalent urn . |
| 12 | When a craftsman adds his father 's name to his signature it can often be shown that the father was a craftsman too ( e.g. above , p. 34 ) ; and the practice may regularly have meant that . |
| 13 | It 's likely to be poor quality but selectively ripped up , it can often be utilised for carcasing or backing . |