Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] can be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Information can be gathered by means of a questionnaire which new adherents are either invited to fill in themselves , or which can be completed in an interview by one of the church leaders . |
| 2 | Secure ground floor windows first and any window which ca n't be seen from the street or which can be reached from a drainpipe or flat roof . |
| 3 | These take the curriculum and re-present it in ‘ bite-sized pieces ’ , usually in courses of between 20 and 30 hours , which may be put together for an award like GCSE or which can be taken as free-standing units . |
| 4 | But he expresses this by saying that we ‘ can proceed no farther by reasoning than to things which must be exposed again to experience or which can be evidenced by means of some appearance ’ ; and this seems to suggest something new . |
| 5 | Make sure someone stays near so that if your child is sick , he or she can be prevented from inhaling vomit . |
| 6 | Every day , we can either be driven by the past — repeating our customary patterns and habits , believing in old limitations — or we can be propelled by our future , by our Dreams , by what we are becoming . |
| 7 | Their reminiscences about their early school days can be recorded , or they can be invited into school to talk to the pupils . |
| 8 | These can be just those pieces which they find lying around the surface or they can be ripped off the growing plants . |
| 9 | These side walls can be built first , and the steps constructed between them afterwards , or they can be built with the steps and used to support the treads . |
| 10 | The atoms can then be made to interact directly with the laser beam , as in the so-called collinear methods , or they can be converted to an atomic beam by heating in a small hot tantalum tube . |
| 11 | First , as shown in the photograph on the facing page , the flowers can be glued on to the mount board and then protected with a glass frame , or they can be covered with a sheet of cold-seal film before framing . |
| 12 | They can be used with products from other companies such as TeleUSE and UIMX or they can be sold as a package known as DynaGraphX , which is integrated with X-Designer from Imperial Software Technology Ltd , which VI distributes . |
| 13 | Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) . |
| 14 | They can be installed by taking out one layer of bricks ( so you 'll have to cut through a wall — make sure it 's suitable ! ) ; or they can be installed in a corner , or in an alcove , with a surrounded flat fascia , in which case you 'll need to build a timber framework to support the niche and hold the fascia . |
| 15 | Hooded brass or chrome floor lamps make especially good reading lamps since they can be moved around to various chairs or sofas , and set to shine on books , or they can be directed onto a wall or ceiling . |
| 16 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |
| 17 | They can be gained at the expense of time spent on clients with other problems ( as will be seen in Chapter 4 ) or they can be derived from additional funding earmarked for the purpose . |
| 18 | Or they can be plotted against the fitted ( here smoothed ) values , to look for indications of non-constant variability ; if the residuals get bigger as the smoothed values get bigger , this usually means that the the analysis would be better carried out on another scale . |
| 19 | The account can either be a joint deposit account requiring the signature of both the vendor and the purchaser to release money or it can be placed in an account with an independent trustee . |
| 20 | The water-lily area of the design can be repeated to produce an attractive all-over Fair Isle pattern as illustrated , or it can be incorporated into the complete landscape . |
| 21 | The bench table is fitted with a very useful horizontal angleguide which can be locked into any position in front of the disc , or it can be locked at the desired angle while being free to slide in a slot parallel with the disc face . |
| 22 | It can be done out of role — with the information gathered through research , for example , then used to inform the subsequent drama — or it can be undertaken in role . |
| 23 | Or it can be done outside the classroom — in any place where people are talking and you can listen . |
| 24 | ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience . |
| 25 | The traditional type is delivered mixed and ready to lay by a special truck , and it is simply poured directly where required , or it can be poured into wheelbarrows . |
| 26 | The shot from D can be panned to follow her as she walks past ( now from screen right to left ) , or it can be cut before the pan and continued as a separate shot from C. |
| 27 | Or it can be extended into the simple truth that we can only fulfil our obligations to our neighbours when society takes collective decisions about individual rights and individual responsibilities . |
| 28 | Most hotels will give you one on arrival , or it can be collected from the tourist office . |
| 29 | It can be photographed in its packaging if it has any , it can be photographed in use or it can be photographed in an unusual setting . |
| 30 | Another option is to create a second segment ring similar to the first and reverse it , or it can be attached to a vertical ring if depth is desired . |