Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] it can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Integrating flowers , fruit and vegetables in an attractive way sounds impossible , but Geoff Hamilton shows how it can be done in The Ornamental Kitchen Garden ( BBC Books , £15.95 ) . |
| 2 | Its designer shows how it can be fitted through a small kayak hatch in its assembled state . |
| 3 | I have spent so much time on the status consciousness explanation because it has been very influential , and because Nichols shows how it can be reinterpreted with more satisfactory results . |
| 4 | The dictionary shows how efficiency in the formulation of meaning can be achieved by synthesis , the grammar shows how it can be achieved by analysis . |
| 5 | At first sight it is unremarkable ; a simple Formica-clad cube , but as one draws closer it can be seen that the top face is transparent and through it one can view the tracks in the cloud chamber — the long thin lines due to cosmic rays and the short stubby ones due to alpha particles . |
| 6 | She asks how it can be made easier for abusers , who suffer a compulsive behavioural disorder , to say ‘ doctor I 've got this problem and I need help ? ’ . |