Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Built into the system is a structured modelling process that can be configured according to design requests to provide answers to design problems . |
| 2 | Both will be available for Fir Park tomorrow night and that is the value of a strong pool as well as a points cushion that can be leaned on but not to the stage of deflation . |
| 3 | Unless we can devise an IQ test that can be administered to an embryo in utero , there is no way of deciding what are the limits of a person 's intelligence potential . |
| 4 | Now the first one , as I say , it 's from a Mr it 's from a Mr councillor of Porthneal it 's erm , I understand Ottery Council has some money available an immediately fund that can be used to enhance the environment . |
| 5 | Mutations in Escherichia coli recB or recC genes result in a defect in recombination and DNA repair that can be suppressed by additional mutations in sbcB and either sbcC or sbcD ( 3 , 4 ) . |
| 6 | In the English appellate courts it may be true to say that change that can be based on reasoning by analogy and the evolutionary development of legal rules is the most that can be expected , and that major changes of direction require legislation which , to overcome the bias of judges in favour of the status quo , must be unequivocally expressed . |
| 7 | Further even that this , although it is not possible for knitters to write their own programs for Form , there are programs that lend themselves to a great deal of adaptation and change that can be used to knit almost any type of garment . |
| 8 | The choice of these issues is determined by the expected areas of industrial relations change that can be anticipated in the next few years . |
| 9 | A new bank account that can be opened by completing the attached application form and depositing a minimum of £1 at any branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland . |
| 10 | As with other tax allowances , this is not a cash benefit that can be claimed at the post office . |
| 11 | All the free services we provide with The Barclays Bank Account plus a list of services we charge for can be found on the following pages . |
| 12 | Whether you are a visitor to our town , or indeed live nearby , you may be surprised at the many fascinating glimpses of Old Northampton which remain and can be enjoyed . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Thus from equation ( 9.33 ) the delay per cascaded section is correspondingly shorter and the longest delay that can be achieved by means of a low-pass , L-C , ladder filter is rather a small fraction of the fundamental period or pulse duration of the signal being handled . |
| 15 | There are no sweeping statements about resurgence in the American Paintings market that can be made from the major New York sales at Sotheby 's and Christie 's , on 3 and 4 December , though some areas , like early modern paintings , remain stable , if not strong . |
| 16 | The installations in our streets usually represent the best compromise that can be found . |
| 17 | Some of the more sinister weapons advertised in the catalogue include a hair brush that can be transformed into a knife ; a pen that conceals a dagger ; and manuals that explain how to make bombs out of household items . |
| 18 | Wahl 's Compact Comfort Massager is a cordless rechargeable two-speed model , £ ] 22.95 while the BaByliss Aquamassage , £15 , is a waterproof massage brush that can be used in the bath or shower to exfoliate the skin . |
| 19 | ( vi ) After centrifugation insert a rod through the hole in the base of the tube and push the plunger up gently until the chambers emerge and can be removed . |
| 20 | In recent years much energy and ingenuity has been poured into the task of showing that such markets do in fact exist and can be made to force managers to profit-maximize . |
| 21 | In societies organised around sexual differentiation ( which means all known societies ) we are led to believe that masculine and feminine are simple categories of the natural world , like plants and animals or lions and tigers : the two classes exist and can be defined . |
| 22 | The kind of language game in which we talk about ‘ the back of ’ something is one in which that expression has meaning because it has evolved out of all kinds of activity in which ‘ backs ’ exist and can be shown to exist , because verified either by our own movement through space-time or by that of other persons , or both . |
| 23 | ‘ Michelet has strong emotions , and he smears what he feels on to paper without caring in the least how he does it , and without giving the slightest thought to technique or conventional forms — just shaping it into any form that can be understood by those who want to understand it . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Beneath the tarmac in many old streets and lanes , the original stone sets or cobbles survive and can be exposed . |
| 26 | The old buildings that survive and can be preserved thus have a cultural significance as well as the functional potential for conversion to other uses . |
| 27 | As far as Humphreys is concerned , firms which occupy the high ground in executive search are not necessarily limited in the variety , volume or type of search work that can be undertaken ; for example , Tyzack 's recent work includes finding the chairman of London Transport , looking simultaneously for three chief executives for an international trading company in the Far East , Europe and the US ( none of whom was to earn less than US$450 000 ) , searching for the chairman of the Monopolies & Mergers Commission , tracking down the chief executive of a building society and the MD of a conglomerate which , during the search , was defending itself against likely take-over bids . |
| 28 | The reason for the festival remains as originally envisaged by the Manager of the Grand Theatre , that is , to provide a showcase to a wider audience of the type of performance work that can be seen in schools and Youth Theatre Groups . |
| 29 | I find tea to be the best and most satisfying bush drink that can be taken … ’ |
| 30 | A multiple particle bait is any small particle bait that can be fed into the swim in large quantities . |