Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Video recordings can be played on internal TV systems .
2 The black-and-white images can be converted to false colour by computer , which looks much prettier , and is easier to interpret by eye , although it does n't really give more information .
3 As we shall show in the later sections , a great deal of the activities of the fans can be understood as symbolic activities in the mode of metonymy .
4 Existing direct cylinders can be upgraded to indirect — see below .
5 The integration of visually handicapped pupils into neighbourhood schools can be effected in different ways .
6 In specific instances remedies can be made from particular antigens if the remedy is not already present in the materia medica , or from particular orthodox drugs if patients have a sensitivity to these .
7 During pregnancy low potency remedies can be taken for acute illnesses without risk to mother or child .
8 The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required .
9 Different solutions can be adopted in different places , solutions that are suited to the different needs of different people .
10 An increased risk of developing gastric cancer in the smoking population has been highlighted in a number of large scale prospective cohort studies and there is increasing evidence accumulating from postlabelling studies that DNA adducts can be correlated with smoking history .
11 Another alternative is an adjustable peg arrangement under which exchange rates are fixed at agreed values , but revaluations and devaluations of currencies can be undertaken under certain conditions .
12 Limestones can be etched with hydrochloric acid , acetic acid or diNaEDTA depending on the degree of detail required ( see Section 4.5.1 ) .
13 In addition , card readers and display units can be located at various point-of-sale positions such as bars and restaurants .
14 Individual units can be used as supplementary material with other courses .
15 The issues are extremely complex and little understood by the public , so no great attention is fastened on these debates and concessions can be made without apparent loss of face .
16 Prunes can be added to other dried fruit to make a fruit compote , or to a muesli ; add pumpkin , sunflower or sesame seeds to provide further vital nutrients .
17 Trainers can be mended with super glue , but make sure meeting surfaces are free from dust and grit .
18 Desktop computers can be used as electronic mailboxes into which messages can be posted at a moment 's notice for a correspondent to return to .
19 The DCF calculation is therefore one way in which recognition of the cost of funds can be incorporated into corporate investment calculations .
20 In the former case , by employing civilian clerical staff a greater proportion of funds can be allocated for direct policing policies .
21 The loyalty of past clients can be stimulated by appropriate notification as discussed above .
22 No history of the arts can be written without full attention to both .
23 The relevant algorithms can be learnt by operant conditioning , as proposed by the behaviourists .
24 Finally , is road works are causing a serious problem , then police cars can be issued with mobile beacons which can switch off that particular queue .
25 For instance , many grasses remain much thicker than most pressed flowers , and very interesting pictures can be created with different layers and textures , perhaps only with leaves and grasses , and therefore with no need for flowers .
26 ( 3 ) Pictures can be read at various levels .
27 Hewitt ( 1989 ) , for example , accepts that the speech of black adolescents shows influences from Creole but asserts that the same influences can be seen in white adolescents ' English in certain areas : the English of many black youngsters also itself displayed evidence of Creole influence beyond those stretches that might be plainly treated as switches .
28 Similar intermittency distributions can be determined for other flows .
29 The application of particular methods can be hampered by cultural effects in a densely populated country like Britain .
30 Theory Z was put forward by W G Ouchi as an ‘ advance ’ on Theory Y. It attempts to draw on the successful management techniques of large Japanese companies , and suggests how the key elements of successful Japanese management methods can be applied to Western management and organisation .
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