Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was quite sorry to do so because I liked the manufacturing process very much indeed , but I do n't believe you can be both a manufacturer and a retailer . |
| 2 | We can put ourselves in the place of the poet or the friend ; we can be either the sender or the receiver . |
| 3 | They can be quite a handful , particularly in strong winds . ’ |
| 4 | Landscape and the sacred sites within it can be both an inspiration for art and the stage on which that artistic expression is played out . |
| 5 | Of course he is right that funerals are often rather gloomy , and it can be quite a bore to visit people in hospital . |
| 6 | It can be quite a craze in a neighbourhood for a while and then almost disappear . |
| 7 | Pour some oil into a small dish ( do not pour oil onto your partner 's body , it can be quite a shock ) , oil your hands , then rub them together to warm the oil . |
| 8 | So of course it can be quite a shock when you discover that your mum or maybe your aunt has Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 9 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 10 | Now that good double blind studies have proved its worth — which Kay chooses to ignore — the technique is becoming increasingly available under the NHS , and it can be only a matter of time before his conversion is assured . |