Example sentences of "they can be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Words are used to inflect if they can be assigned to a number of grammatical classes , and the members of all these classes are distinguished from each other by their morphology ( internal shape ) and by their syntax ( the rules of their use ) . |
| 2 | The leases make the publican responsible for the upkeep of the pub and , although they can be assigned to another person after two years , the original holder would be responsible for meeting payments if that person defaulted . |
| 3 | The same effect can be achieved with a small pair of school compasses ( which have the advantage that they can be adjusted to exactly the right size ) , but these are more difficult to use to get an exact line . |
| 4 | But the images of beauty may be lost and forgotten and a mnemonic is needed so that they can be recalled to the mind easily . |
| 5 | For they are presented as holding between structures , or between a structure and the class struggle , and it is so far only an article of faith to suppose that they can be refined to a point where one can identify a specific connection such as that between an aspect of the peasant class and a particular form of capitalist state . |
| 6 | To a large extent the crops grown vary with altitude — they can be grown to a higher altitude on the warmer , less exposed south side . |
| 7 | In the sense that these parties have provided the electorate with a clear either-or choice in both countries for many years , they can be said to be doing their job . |
| 8 | Distributors and retailers selling " own brand " goods can be liable if they can be said to be holding themselves out to be the producer . |
| 9 | If you are conscientious at organising your notes and materials so that they can be referred to easily , then you will quickly be able to build up a personal library and reference system . |
| 10 | Arguably , the major advantage of procedures and functions is that they can be referred to by name . |
| 11 | They can be referred to as bills , drafts or acceptances and often come with a label — bank bills , bank drafts , time drafts , bankers acceptances are some examples . |
| 12 | They can be sent to London or Washington and should be addressed to the Editor . |
| 13 | The activities of delinquent fans might be more intelligible if they can be related to particular roles and positions with respect to other fans . |
| 14 | The principles on which these three kinds of bodies are built are so fundamentally different that it is difficult to believe that they can be related to one another except right at the very roots of the evolutionary tree . |
| 15 | The signal contents of these responses need careful reconsideration before they can be related to VOR adaptation . |
| 16 | The objective is to transform instincts and desires in such a way that they can be fitted to the overall goals of a person 's deliberative life . |
| 17 | Surpluses on a period of account should not be automatically lost , if they can be demonstrated to be the result of efficient working and not over budgeting , otherwise controllers will ensure that there are no surpluses . |
| 18 | The atoms can then be made to interact directly with the laser beam , as in the so-called collinear methods , or they can be converted to an atomic beam by heating in a small hot tantalum tube . |
| 19 | They are substitutes in the sense that they are highly liquid : they can be converted to money quickly , cheaply and with high , but varying , degrees of capital certainty . |
| 20 | It remains to be seen to what extent they can be applied to social work . |
| 21 | In addition the laser methods are so powerful that they can be applied to excited nuclear states . |
| 22 | There are , of course , many more and they can be applied to both consumer and industrial users . |
| 23 | Ted , based at Research in Coventry in the UK , is involved in environmental work , studying emerging methods of pollution control and considering how they can be applied to Group businesses . |
| 24 | Potting of growing plants should be continuous until they attain a size where they can be transferred to the outdoor pool without hazard . |
| 25 | Thus , any shares offered for sale must first be offered to other shareholders before they can be transferred to a third party . |
| 26 | They can be asked to : Improvise spontaneously — in which , for example , they are given a starting point and asked to develop a scene in role . |
| 27 | Explanations of this kind have a certain political attractiveness — by making training , selection and deployment the target of reform , things can be done , they can be seen to be done , and they can be done relatively cheaply too . |
| 28 | Things matter if , as themes , they can be seen to be frequently returned to in the documents and , moreover , to be responding to the stated purposes of Pope John in calling the Council . |
| 29 | Because they can be seen to be playing ball and yet benefit . |
| 30 | ‘ The management executive is saying that some of that money can be spent on supplying condoms to GPs so they can be given to patients . ’ |