Example sentences of "this can [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Wölflinn 's writings are strong on observation ; this can be understood from his choice of terms to describe tendencies in form ; linear as against painterly , plane surface as against recessional depth , closed against open form , composite clarity against fused clarity , or absolute clarity against relative clarity . |
| 3 | In truth , the camera is a ruthless editor of visual information ; this can be made plain by looking at a picture , say of the eighteenth century , and comparing it with a contemporary print , perhaps an aquatint , and a modern photograph . |
| 4 | The second half of this can be seen to coincide with the opinion of Chatterton which is expressed by Ackroyd 's Wilde : ‘ a strange , slight boy who was so prodigal of his genius that he attached the names of others to it . ’ |
| 5 | This can be reckoned to contain the succession of anecdotes that occurs and the fine detail of working-class life that is provided . |
| 6 | Generally , a local authority will aim to cover the full cost of fees and a living allowance ‘ although this can be subject to your personal circumstances and will vary depending on whether you will live with your parents during term time , or in rented accommodation . |
| 7 | This can be provided by the magic power or words , such as inscribing prohibitions into the nation 's constitution , and by manifestations of the divine in terms of either retribution for failing to uphold the truth , or grace for upholding the truth , with rewards ‘ such as oil finds and victories in the World Championships ’ . |
| 8 | An example of this can be taken from the recent contraception controversy in the Republic , which began in the 1960s . |
| 9 | This can be taken either as a criticism of the actual teaching of the subject or as a remark on the ineffectiveness of schooling on such attitudes in the Northern Ireland context . |
| 10 | A good example of this can be found in the sleep village of Buckland in Oxfordshire ! |
| 11 | This can be done by purchase unit , standard unit or a combination of the two . |
| 12 | Choose plants that should reach the desired height without becoming bare or ragged at the base ( this can be a problem with berberis ) . |
| 13 | Many fruits change colour as they reach maturity and this can be a useful indicator , although not in every case : apples will often colour up early if occupied by a burrowing pest , some pear varieties only change colour once in store and marrows are past their best when they turn yellow . |
| 14 | Their elongated stems with few small leaves strive upwards until they find sufficient light , and this can be seen when sun-loving species are planted in shady parts of the garden . |
| 15 | This can be disastrous and may easily occur if there is no wind in the early morning when the gliders are parked outside the hangar with a single tyre on the wing-tip . |
| 16 | This can be allowed for by the winch or car driver reducing the power slightly . |
| 17 | Where the countryside is more hospitable , this can be left to a thousand feet or so . |
| 18 | This can be put to good use in soaring conditions as a means of getting into the lift when cruising at a high speed . |
| 19 | In some cases this can be painful , distressing and can affect your family and work . |
| 20 | Sometimes this can be very unsettling . |
| 21 | Fees for this can be included as part of the ‘ reasonable ’ cost of the work and grant given . |
| 22 | Few of us are naturally ambidextrous but in terms of karate technique this can be achieved through training . |
| 23 | This can be expressed in Hume 's terms of the tendency of the mind to pass from one to the other , but one must be careful how one interprets such a tendency . |
| 24 | The reader only has to glance at a good modern textbook of infant development ( say , Bremner 's Infancy ) to get the main message : very young humans are prodigiously skilled at picking up geometric and social information , and this can be seen both informally ( a neonate turning to a voice ) and in the laboratory . |
| 25 | If the posts are only intended to curve the back , this can be better achieved by planing a curve on to the struts before they are glued to the back . |
| 26 | This tendency to catch and pull happens most often when approaching the workpiece , but with experience I found this can be avoided easily by working against the rotation . |
| 27 | Sometimes this can be a considerable expense if the person died some way from where the family wish them to be buried . |
| 28 | This can be an advisable move if there are no immediate relatives who will be available to make arrangements . |
| 29 | In the case of a patient such as you describe , this can be done by providing community nursing care to the patient 's own home , by providing in-patient care or by a contractual arrangement with an independent sector home ( ie paid for in full by the health authority ) . |
| 30 | This can be of particular significance if the chosen music is already combined with words , either sung or spoken . |