Example sentences of "can [adv] be use [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ended up with the same look as with the hot-air brushes , but it can only be used on dry hair . |
| 2 | Microscopes can only be used for close work , telescopes for viewing objects from arm 's length distance to infinity . |
| 3 | This method can only be used for non-porous and crystalline rocks ( particularly limestones ) , as the lead tends to be forced into any pores and , unlike powdered abrasives , it can not be washed away . |
| 4 | The pilot scheme can only be used by consenting parties which consent can not be withdrawn without leave of the court . |
| 5 | For example , in Thai the morpheme khrab is a polite particle that can only be used by male speakers , the corresponding form reserved for female speakers being kha ( Haas , 1964 ) . |
| 6 | Punning , coining and wordplay are not immediately accessible to many readers ; and as sustained devices , they can only be used in written texts , not in everyday speech . |
| 7 | The use of this method in the mouse is currently in its infancy and since the procedure requires cells to pass through a round of replication in the presence of BrdU , it can only be used in cultured cells , which , because of the numbers required , are limited to third passage embryonic fibroblasts from pooled day 12 — IS embryos . |
| 8 | In ‘ Capital ’ Marx wrote that the ‘ immanent laws of capitalist production itself lead to ‘ the growth of the cooperative form of the labour process , the conscious technical application of science … the transformation of the means of labour into forms which can only be used in common , the economising of all means of production by their use as the means of production of combined , socialised labour ’ ( 1976 , p. 929 ) . |
| 9 | The only disadvantage of the method is that it can not be used for certain solvents , such as alcohol , which do n't appear to be absorbed by Tenax . |
| 10 | Normally a biosensor can not be used for practical biofluid measurements without some degree of protection from background interference and biofouling . |
| 11 | Because of its protein content Simplesse can not be used for deep fat frying , although it can be used in some cooking applications — the cream can be used to make sauces or the cheese to make pizza or lasagne , but both these products are only available in the US at the moment . |
| 12 | For these reasons monetarists argue that monetary policy can not be used for short-run demand management . |
| 13 | Although Ennodius 's panegyric can not be used as absolute proof that Gregory 's chronology for Clovis 's conversion is wrong , it does suggest that there was conflict between the Franks and the Alamans shortly before 508 . |
| 14 | What is indubitable is that they are used of effects , that they can not be used of unnecessitated events , and hence that effects as we understand them are not unnecessitated events . |
| 15 | Contact with the service can not be used in disciplinary proceedings . |
| 16 | These extra cards can only be used by that shaman — they can not be used by other shamans . |
| 17 | This extra card can only be used by that shaman — the card can not be used by other shamans . |
| 18 | At this stage , most if not all expert systems can not be used by naive users ; a reasonable general knowledge of the area of expertise covered by the system ( its knowledge domain ) is essential if the output produced is to be taken seriously , just as the scope , limitations and difficulties presented by a new piece of legislation can only be predicted with any certainty by a lawyer and , even then , not always correctly . |
| 19 | a simple embedded mark-up that can easily be used by other tools . |
| 20 | A well built unit can always be used for other purposes should your venture not come up to expectation . |
| 21 | Besides , swimming-trunks can always be used as reserve underpants . |
| 22 | The PCR templates can also be used for directed sequencing using custom primers . |
| 23 | UTS on the Amdahl mainframe can also be used for developing applications for other environments — the new Cobol generates an intermediate code that is portable to 250 different hardware and software environments . |
| 24 | Use of the Internet already involves the use of e-mail software for routing messages , so that this can also be used for internal communication . |
| 25 | daysack large enough to hold climbing gear which can also be used for lightweight weekend walking/backpacking . |
| 26 | This approach can also be used to good effect with other well constructed languages : this is illustrated in { laws } , where a simple sequential language ( Dijkstra 's language of guarded commands unc is considered . |
| 27 | Calcium plumbate primer can also be used on galvanised iron , but zinc chromate or zinc phosphate is used on aluminium alloys . |
| 28 | Calcium plumbate primer can also be used on galvanised iron , but zinc chromate or zinc phosphate is used on aluminium alloys . |
| 29 | It can also be used on stiff nuts . |
| 30 | Can also be used with traditional dog beds or cat baskets . |