Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be [adv] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dolly , healthily peckish , said , ‘ I do n't know how you can be so good to me , nursin' me ankle , givin' me your bed , and feedin' me as well , and me a girl that 's done pinchin' and nickin' . ’ |
| 2 | They can be particularly appropriate to smaller villages since they can be small-scale and use small plots of land , and as a result they are more likely to receive planning permission . |
| 3 | Important as they may be to the birds and trout , they can be very annoying to humans and , although they may not bite , the sheer numbers of midges and blackflies have been known to send birdwatchers — and particularly photographers — into paroxysms of rage and frustration . |
| 4 | Sometimes it can be slightly embarrassing to be successful at something , and if you are beginning to turn the occasional head now that you are slimmer you may come in for some negative comments from your rivals . |
| 5 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 6 | It can be extremely complicated to set-up . |
| 7 | On the other hand , it can be extremely difficult to be sure who is going to win until very near the end of the game . |
| 8 | In drama magic is both blessing and a curse ; a blessing because it creates a wonderful control device , and because it can be very stimulating to the imagination ; a curse because children can — and often do — use it as a way of saying " This is not a problem " , using magic to get them out of seeking a solution . |
| 9 | It can be very difficult to be sure of why a hoard of objects was buried in the ground . |
| 10 | The new actor is generally operating in top gear and if this momentum is stopped it can be very damaging to the morale and can result in an actor 's technical skills going rusty — something to be avoided at all costs . |
| 11 | But like , Mi Miss said to me , when I went up there , she said , ah I know , she said , you hear a lot of bad stuff about Ryan , she said , but he 's a nice , he 's a nice little boy really , and she said , he 's very polite , he 's very polite , he can be very polite to you . |