Example sentences of "can [be] [vb pp] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If anything can be concluded from this book , it is that I was born , ’ writes Sisson after touching on that event , which occurred 75 years ago in a building since occupied by the Bristol Rovers Supporters Club .
2 What then can be concluded from this debate ?
3 It is good advice for there is no substitute for the sort of general information that can be gathered in this way .
4 The damage , is fairly obvious to see is produced by these two and it 's worth pointing out that persistence can be related to this catalase enzyme .
5 If we accept that the narrative discourse represents the consciousness of the unnamed ‘ jealous husband ’ of the woman known as A … , then the ambiguities and contradictions in the text can be related to this narrator 's obsessive fascination with the possibility of his wife 's adultery .
6 However , if we begin from the view that the deaf child is communicatively competent in sign language , given access to appropriate models , then all his learning goals can be reached through this language and the child becomes a second language learner in relation to English .
7 There is no limit to the number or variety of different conclusions that can be reached at this stage in the process .
8 It is hoped that the Director of Conciliation , Mr. Ray McGee will be of assistance to both parties in order that agreement can be reached on this issue .
9 Marston Magna in Somerset provides a useful example of some of the ideas which can be generated by this method .
10 It has been held by the Court of Appeal that the privilege against self-incrimination can be invoked in this context where , accepting the facts as alleged by the plaintiff , there is a reasonable apprehension on the part of the defendant that he might be prosecuted in the United Kingdom .
11 Can you find out about any others that can be seen at this time of year ?
12 The Royal Oak of Boscobel can be seen to this day , painted on signs outside countless pubs all over the country .
13 At New Winchelsea many of the thirty-nine squares or chequers into which the town-site had been divided in the 1280s were never built upon , but remained under grass and can be seen to this day .
14 Summary of proposed changes The disk is round up to 17 mm disk diameter , and appears to be covered with skin but in dry specimens small scales can be seen through this covering .
15 Just as the term ‘ literacy ’ itself turned out to be more precise than in general use , and we were able to pin down the distinction ‘ literate/non-literate ’ to ‘ literacy in classical Greece ’ as opposed to literacy or non-literacy elsewhere , so the grand consequences of the literacy being described can be seen from this passage to hinge on very particular distinctions .
16 It can be seen from this explanation that sociolinguistics is basically comparative , comparing the usage of one group ( for example women ) with another ( for example men ) .
17 It can be seen from this figure that the contango is measured by F t - S t , while the normal backwardation ( E ( S T ) - F t ) represents the risk premium , that is , the profit required to compensate traders for assuming the risk of fluctuations in the spot price at delivery .
18 It can be seen from this account that the mechanism by which nerve cells operate can be strongly affected by psychoactive drugs and poisons .
19 It reflects Tennyson 's own life and the tragic death of his friend Hallam , ‘ snatched away by sudden death ’ ; a death that had a deep effect on Tennyson as can be seen in this poem .
20 Exotics may appear to compete better with indigenous vegetation in Britain : possibly the success of sycamore can be seen in this way .
21 Handy 's work can be seen in this light .
22 Undoubtedly Jackson 's work can be seen in this light .
23 It can be seen in this chapter that Green has given clear directions from where the picture should be painted .
24 It can be done at this speed .
25 There is little that can be done at this stage .
26 It is an active faith : a belief that something needs to be done and can be done by this man Jesus .
27 But because of the TCP/IP protocol it can be customised into this environment .
28 Only the salient features of design can be indicated in this article , and the F.O.C. 29th Edition of the Rules should be consulted for detail and to encompass the latest amendments .
29 If acceptance can be achieved at this level , then there is great scope for development .
30 The end of parenting is usually the first shedding of an important social role , and if a successful redirection in life can be achieved at this point , many of the problems and difficulties of later adjustments to old age can be more successfully faced .
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