Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Some spotlights have a magnetic backplate so that they can be attached to any surface and pointed in any direction or can be set to swivel around inside a container . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The main point , however , is that this alternative way of analysing profit seems to lend itself more naturally to business thinking and can be linked in with conceptual thinking about strategy . |
| 5 | In the long run , such images become coins of exchange along with pickets , football riots , and urban disturbances ; they populate our consciousness and can be recalled intact by the sheer mention of a single word or by a brief news clip from the past . |
| 6 | Much more account should be taken of the individual teacher in discussing classroom practice ; the notion that a ‘ practice ’ can exist independently of the practitioner and can be imposed without regard for the individual 's personality , intentions and preferences is both professionally demeaning and impractical . |
| 7 | It has rows of vertical shirring and can be raised and lowered by cords threaded through rings concealed at the back of the blind . |
| 8 | ‘ I believe cancer is a state of mind and can be defeated by positive thinking . ’ |
| 9 | The best place to find the pulse in a child over one-year-old is the carotid artery which passes either side of the windpipe in the neck and can be felt by pressing two forefingers gently at this point . |
| 10 | The annual subscription is , incidentally , an allowable expense and can be paid by instalment if necessary . |
| 11 | It is sold by weight and can be fixed , just like other chalks or pastels . |
| 12 | It 's made from a hardwearing fabric and can be wiped clean from the trials and tribulations inflicted on it by the rough and tumble of everyday use . |
| 13 | Flavours may also be separated in the hop extract and can be fractionated . |
| 14 | There is a clear contrast here between cases of the use of serious force in self-defence , where there may be a need to act instantaneously on a hastily formed view of the situation , and sexual intercourse with another , where consent or non-consent is the essence of the crime and can be ascertained by asking a plain question of the victim . |
| 15 | This is clearly a newspaper headline and can be excused . |
| 16 | It is a type of lace knitted with the main carriage and can be knitted on all Silver punchcard ( and electronic ) machines including Chunkies . |
| 17 | They come in colours , open out from the doubled width and can be cut into stretchy lengths sufficient to wrap around the combined PP handle and line . |
| 18 | Fine cracks internally visible but not seen externally can be ignored if they are less than 1mm in width and can be filled during redecoration . |
| 19 | Our personal rule is to use braided polyester ( Dacron ) which offers only moderate stretch and can be knotted positively without risk of slipping . |
| 20 | ‘ Herrings is a rich source of protein and can be got in cans up the City Road for twenty-three pence which is less than five bob old money not bad eh ? ’ |
| 21 | On most sails this imaginary point lies about 18 to 22 inches ( 46–56cm ) from the front of the boom and can be found by standing the rig on the beach in a steady wind . |
| 22 | Diploma programmes can be managed in similar ways to the Corporate MBA but can be designed to include the competences approach , learning contracts and mentoring . |
| 23 | where agreement can not be reached on the substantive rule but can be reached on the conflicts rule ; |
| 24 | The Recovery Scrubber will initially be used throughout the cement industry but can be adapted for coal-fired power stations . |
| 25 | Typically Cl - /HCO 3 - exchange and Na + -HCO 3 - co-transport are not affected by amiloride but can be inhibited by the disulphonic stilbene DIDS . |
| 26 | This happens rapidly in a steady wind but can be helped by shaking the kite . |
| 27 | This stand-alone receiver is the latest addition to the ap range and can be seen for the first time at the London Boat Show . |
| 28 | Gummed framing tape and wheat starch paste , packaged in small quantities , are included in the Lineco range and can be ordered by mail order from Preservation Equipment Ltd , . |
| 29 | They are just not built to take 232 bar and can be heard three miles away when they blow . |
| 30 | It has a curved hemline and can be worn outside or tucked into a skirt or trousers . |