Example sentences of "[conj] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I might of course only gesture and say " John " , but unless my gesture means , or can be understood to mean , " the man over there " , or something akin to this , " John " will fail to communicate anything . |
| 2 | I think that , that there 's a o , clearly a very different history behind erm the use of women as sex objects and the use of men as sex objects , and a fundamental difference is that erm the , the background to erm using women as sexual objects in pornography or in prostitution is that is sexual violence , the wo the women can be raped or can be beaten i i in a sexual way and and that simply is not the case with men who are used as sexual objects . |
| 3 | Any criteria can be used in this situation , provided , of course , that the data on which decision are made have been captured or can be sourced . |
| 4 | In other words , psychiatrists have used as their analogy disorders such as Huntington 's chorea or Alzheimer 's disease , which are known ( or can be assumed ) to have a discrete organic cause in the nervous system and which are like other infective or degenerative physical diseases , except that they happen to affect the brain . |
| 5 | These two points raise the issue of the extent to which pragmatic interpretation and discourse structure are culture specific , and the extent to which they need to be or can be taught . |
| 6 | Such poetry is invulnerable , existing in a self-sealed and selfjustifying realm called ‘ aesthetic ’ , from which no appeal is allowed , or can be made , to other realms like the ethical or the civic . |
| 7 | If you are holidaying in hotels , or in places such as caravan parks which provide electric power hook-ups , you should have no problem in this country or on the Continent , provided that the plug on your charger fits the power supply socket or can be made to do so via an adapter . |
| 8 | The court must also be satisfied that satisfactory arrangements have been , or can be made , for the examination ( para 4(4) ( b ) ) . |
| 9 | A supervision order may include a requirement that the child submit to medical treatment if : ( i ) it is satisfied on the evidence of a registered medical practitioner , that the child 's physical condition requires , or may be susceptible to treatment ; and ( ii ) that satisfactory arrangements have been , or can be made , for the treatment ; and ( iii ) that the child consents to the order , where he has sufficient understanding to make an informed decision ( para 5 ) . |
| 10 | Information skills classes ( run by the librarian ) can include the use of databases as part of normal search procedures and the creation of small specialist databases can be part of the course or can be made in advance for specific topics . |
| 11 | In that case he said : As I understand it , the essence of this branch of law , whatever the origin of it may be , is that a person who has obtained information in confidence is not allowed to use it as a springboard for activities detrimental to the person who made the confidential communication , and springboard it remains even when all the features have been published or can be ascertained by actual inspection by any members of the public . |
| 12 | ‘ And should any other prince or captain , Christian or infidel , of whatever law or sect or condition he may be , pretend to any right to these lands and seas , I am ready and prepared to deny him and to defend them in the names of the Kings of Castile present and future , whose is this empire and the dominion of these Indies , islands and mainland , northern and southern , with their seas , in the arctic pole as in the antarctic , on both sides of the equinoctial line , within and without the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn — so that each thing and part of it belong and appertain most completely to Their Highnesses and to their successors , as I declare more at length by writ setting forth all that may be said or can be said and alleged in behalf of their royal patrimony , now and for all time so long as the world shall last until the final universal judgement of all mortals . ' |
| 13 | Or is there any sense in which those who oppose and vote against a particular policy or decision can be said to assent to it , or can be said to be governing themselves when they have voted against the policy that has been adopted ? |
| 14 | Most of these ideas can be used directly as you knit or can be sewn on afterwards as a pleasant ploy during the holiday season . |
| 15 | Their addresses and phone numbers are listed in your local telephone directory or can be obtained from the directory enquiries operator by dialling 192 . |
| 16 | Leaflets giving details of the Alumni Foundation 's work and how to support it are enclosed with this magazine or can be obtained from the Alumni Foundation Office in Senate House . |
| 17 | It is available everywhere Historic Scotland meets its customers , or can be obtained by telephoning Historic Scotland on . |
| 18 | Tickets priced at £8 will be on sale at the Reunion or can be obtained from Cicely Harris or from the office . |
| 19 | Moderator the beauty of the statement of faith er the beauty of , of a statement of faith that wins support or , or can be accepted as useful in many quarters is that it does n't er try to be too specific perhaps . |
| 20 | Where the company subsequently becomes aware that its figure is no longer the ‘ best estimate ’ , or can be replaced by an accurate figure , this information should be sent to the inspector without unreasonable delay . |
| 21 | Equally important , perhaps , has been the failure to realise adequately that , however intellectually attractive a technology may be , it will never be a commercial success unless a market for it exists or can be created . |
| 22 | When an offer is under-subscribed , the unsold stock is taken on to the books of the Bank of England and used as a tap stock for sale to the market over time as and when demand develops or can be created . |
| 23 | Rubber Girl stores easy in raft or can be blown up to add extra floatation . |
| 24 | The hood is designed to fit in with standard kitchen units or can be fitted on its own over a freestanding cooker and is available in white or brown . |
| 25 | Delusions that the mind is being controlled by an external force or that thoughts are being inserted or removed or can be heard by others . |
| 26 | One feature of English verse that is scanted by this method , or can be acknowledged only incidentally , is one that every careful reader knows from his or her experience : tempo , the speeding up or slowing down of enunciation , and therefore of apprehension , as we read through a line or through several lines in sequence . |
| 27 | Site & soil Sweet peppers crop well in growing bags , planting 3 per bag , or can be grown singly in 9in pots of potting compost . |
| 28 | The fluid sample care be used to tell the sex of the child , or can be grown in tissue culture to identify whether there is either a chromosomal abnormality , such as Down 's Syndrome , or a neural tube defect such as spina bifida or hydrocephalus . |
| 29 | They will wash four to six place settings , can stand on the draining board or worksurface , or can be built in below using a kit supplied by the manufacturer . |
| 30 | This is certainly a limitation of windstopper over microfibres or pertex coverings , which have some rain resistance or can be treated with a water repellent . |