Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man like Muhammad Ali not only symbolizes what can be done with talent and ability but shows that the ‘ man ’ and his system can be beat ( Glasgow , 1980 , p.78 ) . |
| 2 | In practice the team has not only explored what can be provided within individual schools , but developed and encouraged co.operative schemes between schools and colleges within particular neighbourhoods ; and all this work was further supported by the existence of the authority 's education library , media resources centre , film library , television service and related activities . |
| 3 | Where they do not exist it can be presumed that either the genuine silver-gilt coronet was used at the funeral and then put back into the strongroom after the funeral , or they have disintegrated . |
| 4 | I do not think it can be said that the manner of death is any more horrific than it used to be ( although it may well be different ) but it may be that the way of reporting someone 's death has radically changed and that this has brought its own problems . |
| 5 | The issue is philosophical , but it is so central to the analysis of behaviour that I do not think it can be avoided . |
| 6 | I do not think it can be claimed that they opened up new territory ( writings by Dorothy Heathcote and others in the 1970s were concerned with a level of sophistication in drama teaching which the team seemed not to be able to articulate ) , but in terms of giving some sense of order to the basic functioning of drama the publication deserves to be seen as an important landmark . |
| 7 | They must not know what can be used against anyone , for it might be us . ’ |
| 8 | They 're ductile malleable do n't need the proper words you just say they can be pulled out . |
| 9 | When not worn they can be mounted on her nickel and acrylic stands ( right ) and enjoyed as contemporary art objects . |
| 10 | Ideally individual children should be able to move through the program at their own speed , and if a page is not understood they can be moved to a subroutine that explains and reinforces the point of difficulty , then tests their understanding before they return to the main program . |
| 11 | ‘ That does not mean they can be absolved — the element of personal responsibility will always be there . |
| 12 | Always stress what can be seen to cohere and fit together before attending to what does not fit . |
| 13 | It is very quick and easy to recall a menu and once recalled it can be printed . |
| 14 | It would be too much to say the West has abandoned that plan ; some people still think it can be implemented . |
| 15 | Although the gross changes in the brain that accompany and probably cause it can be studied after the death of the patient , the details of the disease process are just beginning to be worked out in animals by studying the microscopic structure of the brain regions that are principally involved together with their biochemistry and their neurotransmitters . |
| 16 | But I also believe it can be misunderstood . |
| 17 | The bonus of working this way is that , when the document is printed , colour separations are automatically created which can be used to make printing plates . |
| 18 | A subject who not only finds science exciting but also believes it can be applied to help people and produce wealth and employment could hardly be bettered in answer to the white coated caricature with which Ian Fells began . |
| 19 | Where interviewers are centrally grouped they can be called together for a briefing session , when any queries can be raised and dealt with on the spot , but where large organizations have interviewers scattered about the country this may be a counsel of perfection , although peripatetic fieldwork supervisors do invaluable work in this as well as other areas . |
| 20 | Secondly , and more directly effective , when a building is listed , no demolition or alteration which would materially alter it can be undertaken by the owner without the approval of the local authority . |
| 21 | Heisenberg realised that the formalism also implicitly prescribed what can be measured and how well . |
| 22 | No but what they do in America because I do n't think you can be gassed unless you 're grown up |
| 23 | Futcher said : ‘ Short of getting a double-barrelled gun and blowing off his head , I do n't think he can be stopped . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ They do n't believe they can be beaten , ’ he said . |
| 25 | This has a generously wide and stable hull with a square tail outline , a large daggerboard and sometimes footstraps which can be fitted as the sailor improves . |
| 26 | They sometimes create what can be called highly intellectual concepts such as the case-history of a mental patient , which require a distinctive style . |
| 27 | I shall first review some of the main impediments to the exercise of power that confront all modern presidents and then consider what can be done to overcome these difficulties . |
| 28 | Information leaflets on cot death and how to prevent it can be obtained from the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death , 35 Belgrave Square , London SWlX 8QB . |
| 29 | There needs to be a specific recovery procedure so that if the aim is badly lost it can be recovered again . |
| 30 | When more of the outstanding work is complete , HOG will meet again to decide what can be used . |