Example sentences of "[conj] can [be] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we pointed out then , although a stretch of discourse can appear to be largely concerned with a single individual , or one discourse subject , so that the discourse may be loosely reported as being ‘ about ’ that individual , this should not lead us to claim that all discourses are about single individuals or can be given convenient one-word titles . |
| 2 | For those examples that have been described so far , the best advice that can be given to individuals is to help them to strengthen their time-cues and to take more notice of them . |
| 3 | To conclude , I will list what these questions are , and remind you of some of the answers that can be given : |
| 4 | Education has learned to grab with ease but not to reach out and yet there is a good deal of help that can be given to small businesses and voluntary organisations once the idea of level three partnership has been grasped . |
| 5 | The ward report on the progress of each patient , which is given at the beginning of a shift , is an example of group teaching that can be given in the normal routine of the ward . |
| 6 | According to Professor Morag Timbury of Glasgow Royal Infirmary ‘ acyclovir seems set to become one of the first effective anti-viral agents that can be given systemically in safety . ’ |
| 7 | Second , if one does know in advance that the celebratory flowers are to be pressed , there are various details that can be given to the florist in question that will make one 's task much easier . |
| 8 | Any food enjoyed by the child that can be given in small ‘ pieces ’ for example : yoghurt , cheese , biscuits . |
| 9 | They differ from connotative terms like ‘ metal ’ — and to this extent ‘ are in the same condition as proper names ’ — in that whereas to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this thing a ‘ metal ’ ? ’ the answer , ‘ Things of which it is true that their oxide dissolved in water yields an alkaline solution ’ can be given ; to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this sensation ‘ a sensation of white ’ ? ’ the only answer that can be given is , ‘ Sensations to which I have given the name ‘ a sensation of white ’ ’ , an answer that does not ‘ unfold the signification of this class of names ’ . |
| 10 | There are always two sets of reasons that can be given for psychical events , one that is phrased in terms of the culture 's Weltanschuung , and the other which the psychoanalytic observer can bring in terms of the unconscious feelings underlying the system . |
| 11 | It is the name that can be given to a historical construct . |
| 12 | Within the profession the general feeling is that the greater the degree of autonomy that can be given to teachers and schools , the more likely are they to accept responsibility for educational provision and become committed to improving its quality . |
| 13 | Only properties that can be given to the selected object are displayed . |
| 14 | Taking into account the notion of support , the most satisfactory definition that can be given of the English bare infinitive in the present state of our knowledge is therefore as follows : the bare infinitive is a non-finite verb form that provides for the incidence of its event to a support through all the instants of time required to actualize the complete lexical content of this event . |
| 15 | Some of it is done by legislation which erm fire officers have to erm put to use er and , and work to erm and then there 's a lot of good will advice and , and help that can be given , er and publicity and training and so on which comes under the big wing of fire prevention . |
| 16 | For more detailed information than can be given here , readers should turn to A Study Manual of Professional Competence in Road Transport Management by David Lowe . |
| 17 | Naturally the physical bases that are the cause of defective sight remain unchanged ; measured visual acuity is unlikely to be improved , but children can be positively helped to pay attention to visual stimuli , and can be given motivating visual tasks in optimum conditions that help them to enjoy the experience of using their vision as fully and effectively as possible . |
| 18 | Additionally , they do have continuity of employment and can be given the opportunity to do extra hours whenever possible . |
| 19 | This potent and selective 5HTID receptor agonist has predominantly cranial vasoconstrictor effects in animal and human studies and can be given subcutaneously ( 6 mg ) or orally ( 100 mg ) . |
| 20 | Bolus doses must be administered slowly over 1–2 minutes to avoid bradycardia , but can be given at the same site simultaneously with dopamine , dobutamine and dextrose with electrolytes . |
| 21 | Despite the dangers , however , there seems some point in setting out such information as can be given about the terms and even if the results are ultimately inconclusive , in order to help to define the problem . |
| 22 | There is no guarantee whatever that all formal equivalences can be given meaning , and there is no guarantee that such meaning as can be given to them will seem interesting or important from a poetic point of view . |