Example sentences of "can [be] [vb pp] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even tuning your radio can be done over a very limited range . |
| 2 | Gathering market information is an increasingly important consideration for many businesses and this too can be done over a WAN . |
| 3 | Under a black layer of grime was another report of a visit to London of Signor Marconi , ‘ the inventor of the system of telegraphy by which messages can be transmitted over a considerable distance without wires ’ . |
| 4 | Text can be aligned over a range of columns by selecting the WYSI-WYG menu options : Text , Align , Centre and highlighting the relevant range of columns . |
| 5 | The chorus produced by hundreds of males can be heard over a mile away . |
| 6 | Closing the claw pulls the discs apart with a click that can be heard over a kilometre away . |
| 7 | The single.step response can be examined over a range of forcing resistance values ( with appropriate changes of supply voltage to maintain constant phase current ) until a suitable response is obtained . |
| 8 | The jet of water , which can be projected over a metre , is produced by compression of the gill covers . |
| 9 | The first scale we 'll look at is the Dorian minor , which can be played over a minor seventh chord providing it 's the II chord of the key we are in . |
| 10 | It can be played over a m7b9 chord , or you could play it over , say , a Cm7 to Dbmaj7 chord vamp . |
| 11 | The Minor Pentatonic scale is a five note scale and can be played over a m7 chord ; on bass it is very easy to play because the notes lie right under the fingers … |
| 12 | This mode can be played over a Cmn7 chord . |
| 13 | Sew a little loop of elastic inside the cuff of her sweater , which can be looped over a thumb to stop the sleeves bunching up uncomfortably when she puts her coat on . |
| 14 | The panels can be fitted over a variety of surfaces including existing tiles and uneven walls without the need for stripping or replastering . |
| 15 | This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion . |
| 16 | This is clearly not the case where some very frail old people are concerned but reciprocity can be viewed over a long time scale . |
| 17 | Sometimes the inlet pipe can be eased over a little and the overflow trimmed to suit . |
| 18 | The descent needs great care through its fall of 500 feet ; then the gradient eases and more confident progress can be made over a widening and declining moorland to the shore of Loch Kishorn . |
| 19 | This is allowed for in each instrument and in addition , measurements can be made over a range of temperatures ( 278 to 373 K ) . |
| 20 | In contrast , the smaller and faster stunters with higher sail loading can be pirouetted over a designated spot and dropped onto their tails with little more than a quick lunge forwards by the flyer . |
| 21 | The stoma care nurse and ward nurses were able to answer his questions over the next few days and also showed Mr Reynolds some of the bags which can be worn over a stoma and let him practise handling these . |
| 22 | For girls , there is a range of stripy cotton jerseys , and a fetching white cotton cricketing jersey that can be worn over a neat pair of white cotton drill bermudas or a cotton jersey skirt . |
| 23 | The centre frequency can be adjusted over a range of 400kHz to 250MHz , with direct frequency readout on a large 0.5in. liquid crystal display . |
| 24 | Speed of response can be set over a range of five steps , and may well have to be reset because , particularly in graphics mode , if it is too sensitive , loading up several movement commands into the buffer will require having to wait for them to clear . |
| 25 | This paper is also translucent , so a new sheet can be put over a previous attempt and the work can then be repeated with modifications by tracing through . |
| 26 | Alternatively , text can be centred over a single column so that , if the text is too wide for that column , it will overlap the left and right of the column equally . |
| 27 | An additional incentive is that a garden , in contrast to its associated historic building , does not always need substantial sums for major fabric repairs at the outset and can be revived over a longer period of time . |
| 28 | Small , 3kW to 6kW , instantaneous electric water heaters , similar to the type used for electric showers , can be used over a sink or basin . |
| 29 | In hand knitting these braids are developed and can be worked over a wide number of stitches , sometimes forming basket weave patterns , but on a chunky machine there is a risk of forcing the needles . |
| 30 | So deep a human interest — in the renewed and renewable means of recognition , self-recognition and identity — can be practised over a very wide range , from the most collective to the most individual forms . |