Example sentences of "proof [prep] [adj] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proof of this can be seen at Verulamium in the theatre excavation ( Kenyon , 1934 ) the orchestra of which was used as a rubbish dump at the end of the fourth century , probably a deliberate act of desecration by Christians . |
| 2 | In fact , proof of this can be seen by examining some of the available evidence concerning human beings who have failed to be ‘ made social ’ via socialisation in the way we have been describing . |
| 3 | The proof of this can be seen only by anticipating the events of the next ten years , during which she sent colonies to the west — to Thurii in Italy ( Diod. xii . |
| 4 | There have always been rumours that Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite once resided and worked here , but no proof of this can be found . |
| 5 | Leslie Hannah has argued that proof of this can be found in the growth of private pension schemes which , even if frequently initiated by employers for ‘ labour control ’ reasons , demonstrate that we have invented retirement because we want it . |