Example sentences of "can be put [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same way that there are now few modem savoury recipes that do not have herbs in them , and that more and more people are trying herbal remedies for aches and pains , so the uses to which herbs can be put for cosmetic and domestic purposes are being more widely explored . |
| 2 | The main emphasis therefore is on developing listening and speaking proficiency so that the language can be put to practical use straightaway . |
| 3 | This can be put to good use in soaring conditions as a means of getting into the lift when cruising at a high speed . |
| 4 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 5 | But when several such businesses are aggregated at a dockside location the economy of scale offered by the worldwide container business can be put to good advantage both in cost and speed by even the smallest manufacturing unit . |
| 6 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 7 | You are a unique human being endowed with your own unique wisdom , understanding and experience which can be put to good use to formulate your goals . |
| 8 | Its 11 November issue appropriately included features on what progress had been made towards war in space , following this with the other end of technology — all the facts on animal power — which proved that running horse transport could be cheaper than vans or lorries , though not mentioning that animal exhausts can be put to good use as well . |
| 9 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 10 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 11 | Having tried out these various methods you might consider them too time-consuming to use for large areas but they are so attractive that they can be put to good use as trimmings . |
| 12 | Since word order is not now needed for signalling an increased specificity of conceptual meaning it can be put to other purposes , as we shall see presently . |
| 13 | Many of the herbs included in the list are of an ideal size , and any plants you do n't press can be put to excellent use in the kitchen . |
| 14 | It may not be possible to move furniture around much in a small Home , but the rooms can be put to different uses by changing the dining arrangements . |
| 15 | Mr Webb says the row wo n't stop his fund raising activities — but he thinks the hospital should refund the money it spent , so that it can be put towards other needy projects . |
| 16 | Is not it about time that the Government stopped this practice of recruiting and exploiting young people who are deemed not old enough to cast a vote but in some cases are being forced to continue in the Army and can be put into armed combat , as they were during the Gulf war ? |
| 17 | I would like certainly to see schemes starting where people can be put into worthwhile jobs , where people can start jobs knowing at the end of it that they are not going to be thrown onto the dole queue again . |
| 18 | Very small things like pebbles , marbles , polished beach stones , old buttons and so on , can be put into large glass goblets or jars and displayed on window ledges ( against the light ) or on shelves . |
| 19 | As with angles the letters can be put in different orders . |
| 20 | The key focus throughout is the use to which multimedia information resources can be put in commercial applications and this is much more a human issue than a technological one . |