Example sentences of "can be put [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This paper is also translucent , so a new sheet can be put over a previous attempt and the work can then be repeated with modifications by tracing through . |
| 2 | Everything in the kitchen is on wheels for ease of cleaning , there are 22 drains in the floor and the stainless steel ceiling tiles can be put through the dishwasher . |
| 3 | Thirdly , there is a wider question about action and its context , which can be put as one about meaning . |
| 4 | So jewellers can not get their new stock hallmarked and 800,000 articles are now waiting to be examined before they can be put on sale . |
| 5 | So no reliance can be put on any ‘ fact ’ in this book . |
| 6 | Pieces can be put on the board in any order , so one position can arise via several sequences of operators . |
| 7 | A queen can be put on the chess board , and then taken off again . |
| 8 | No figure can be put on the number of years for which such a procession must have been held to qualify for the exemption ; any figure that is imposed is likely to be arbitrary . |
| 9 | There are two main interpretations that Can be put on this finding . |
| 10 | Whole circuits are reduced to small slivers of material , measuring a few millimetres across , and the number of components and whole circuits that can be put on each chip is increasing each year . |
| 11 | In the same way that there are now few modem savoury recipes that do not have herbs in them , and that more and more people are trying herbal remedies for aches and pains , so the uses to which herbs can be put for cosmetic and domestic purposes are being more widely explored . |
| 12 | This can be put to good use in soaring conditions as a means of getting into the lift when cruising at a high speed . |
| 13 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 14 | But Mr Livingstone is unlikely to gain the nomination of 55 Labour MPs necessary before his name can be put to Labour 's electoral college , which will meet on July 18 to choose a new leader . |
| 15 | But when several such businesses are aggregated at a dockside location the economy of scale offered by the worldwide container business can be put to good advantage both in cost and speed by even the smallest manufacturing unit . |
| 16 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 17 | The following pages suggest how disciplinary strategies can be put to the most effective use in discouraging unacceptable behaviour and encouraging new and more desirable behaviour . |
| 18 | You are a unique human being endowed with your own unique wisdom , understanding and experience which can be put to good use to formulate your goals . |
| 19 | Firstly , it produces a flat statement of fact which can be put to the test , and , secondly , it states the case in an extreme , or ‘ ideal ’ , form , eschewing such modifications as ‘ most ’ , or ‘ a majority ’ . |
| 20 | So , to get to grips with this problem we now have to break down our general hypothesis into a number of smaller ones which can be put to the test . |
| 21 | It may not be possible to move furniture around much in a small Home , but the rooms can be put to different uses by changing the dining arrangements . |
| 22 | Its 11 November issue appropriately included features on what progress had been made towards war in space , following this with the other end of technology — all the facts on animal power — which proved that running horse transport could be cheaper than vans or lorries , though not mentioning that animal exhausts can be put to good use as well . |
| 23 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 24 | Since word order is not now needed for signalling an increased specificity of conceptual meaning it can be put to other purposes , as we shall see presently . |
| 25 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 26 | A question to the effect ‘ Have you any other licence for this vehicle or have you ever passed a Ministry of Transport test for this vehicle ? ’ can be put to the defendant and entered in the officer 's statement of evidence together with the negative reply . |
| 27 | Many of the herbs included in the list are of an ideal size , and any plants you do n't press can be put to excellent use in the kitchen . |
| 28 | Having tried out these various methods you might consider them too time-consuming to use for large areas but they are so attractive that they can be put to good use as trimmings . |
| 29 | The main emphasis therefore is on developing listening and speaking proficiency so that the language can be put to practical use straightaway . |
| 30 | If such features are to be separated , for purposes of the division of academic labour , from the language-system itself , then one wonders quite what is left at the core and what uses it can be put to . |