Example sentences of "can be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For known diabetics the blood glucose can be rechecked four-hourly for at least the first 48 hours .
2 Bonding between molecules of components A and B can be represented bby A …
3 Any variations from the target sentence are counted as errors , and it is suggested that these are recorded so that they can be analysed prior to intervention .
4 The submembrane region contains a regular system of filamentous elements ( White , 1969 ) , which can be seen lateral to the circumferential band of microtubules in discoid platelets ( Zucker-Franklin , 1970 ) .
5 There are numerous hill towns in central Italy where can be seen extant remains of Etruscan city walling .
6 At Pompeii and Herculaneum there are examples of the domus and the villa while at Ostia can be seen considerable remains of insulae .
7 So from the point of view of the consumer , there are few tests that can be done prior to purchase , to ascertain how well a product will perform when fitted into the car .
8 Alternatively it can be done prior to question 1 to introduce the topic .
9 Much can be done in-house to boost morale .
10 Most of the restoration work can be done in-house , however the greatest problem is the loss of the aircraft 's rear armament along with the centre and wing bomb racks .
11 These can be done free standing , with ankle weights or strapped to a pulley machine .
12 Some activities in the kitchen can be done sitting in a wheelchair .
13 A detailed analysis of time likely for elements of each job before commencement should be undertaken to indicate ways in which , for example , some stages can be done back-to-back and total time saved .
14 In a recent analysis building upon psycholinguistic studies , A. Berlin has argued persuasively that pairing of words is a manifestation of a common linguistic phenomenon of word association.a Two principal types of word associates can be denominated paradigmatic ( e.g. good-bad , father-mother , descend ascend ) and syntagmatic ( Zion Jerusalem , mercy-truth , heavens-earth ( as a merismus ) ) .
15 Alternatively it can be placed close by the pool and the water circulated and returned immediately .
16 One of these can form part of a reference archive , the other is a working copy , upon which notes and details can be written , or over which can be placed transparent overlays to mark grains , microprobe analysis sites etc .
17 Inside , an apron has been fixed in front of the window-slots so wheelchairs can be pushed close , giving people the chance to sit comfortably and watch many of the 250-plus bird species .
18 These have a long shelf life and can be served hot or cold , making them a very good standby to have in the cupboard .
19 The impact of this resolutely conservative and often authoritarian political ideology can be felt right across the field of social and economic policy where an idealized and homogenized vision of ‘ The Black Community ’ is the object of a discourse that urges it to take care of its own problems and assume the major burden of managing its own public affairs .
20 For it might be argued that nothing smaller can be imagined existing in isolation .
21 Incineration is the most appropriate disposal method for many wastes which can be rendered harmless only by breaking them down through the controlled use of heat .
22 Vitamin C This vitamin is present in fresh fruit , particularly orange and grapefruit , and vegetables , including new potatoes , but it can be rendered useless by long storage or over-cooking .
23 Fortunately , it has been found that flint pebbles with surface layers of ferric oxide can be rendered radioactive and this eliminates much of the laboriousness of the earlier experiments .
24 Only the official receiver can be appointed interim receiver except in a case where the court has appointed an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report ( under 5 273 ) in which case that insolvency practitioner can be appointed interim receiver .
25 Only the official receiver can be appointed interim receiver except in a case where the court has appointed an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report ( under 5 273 ) in which case that insolvency practitioner can be appointed interim receiver .
26 By blotting the gel containing amplified product on to a positively charged nylon membrane and probing ( or ‘ hybridising ’ ) this with a heterologous labelled strand of DNA the sensitivity of detection can be increased 10-fold .
27 The funeral director will usually offer to pay costs to the hospital , crematorium , or burial ground , and minister of religion , but these can be handled direct .
28 However , while skill is something that can be trained other aspects of success may be pre-determined .
29 ‘ Stealin' Horses ’ pops out of nowhere and hangs in the air , a skeletal ballad from Griffin with the accompaniment of a ghostly piano which can be heard weeping softy to itself in the basement .
30 The random effect of such variations can be assigned upper and lower bounds , based on a Poisson distribution model .
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