Example sentences of "can be [adj] [prep] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes water can be unavailable for two weeks — then life is not so easy . ’ |
| 2 | Although the time it takes an egg to travel from the ovary to the womb can be five to eight days , the egg itself can only be fertilised in the first 6–24 hours following ovulation . |
| 3 | The rich and famous — and Kylie by now was both — will always be magnets for those disturbed characters like John Lennon 's slayer , Mark Chapman ; psychotics , infatuated with the darker side of Andy Warhol 's chilling message — everyone can be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 4 | With efficient management , you can be one of two teams promoted at the end of the 14-game season . |
| 5 | The compound flag can be one of two alternatives : start of compound/phrase ; or part of compound/phrase . |
| 6 | Whatever the tax base , the taxes levied can be one of two types , either specific ( lump sum ) or ad valorem . |
| 7 | With the latter meaning , a head can be one of four types : low ; high ( when emphatic , called " stopping " ) ; ; falling ( when emphatic , called " sliding " ) and rising ( when emphatic called " climbing " ) . |
| 8 | The planning decisions of the authority can be one of three kinds : unconditional permission , permission subject to such conditions as is thought fit , or refusal . |
| 9 | But we can be sure of one thing : before the end of the century we will see the telephone metamorphose into the mobile audio-visual communications centre it has long had the potential to become . |
| 10 | All things considered , you can be sure of one thing in your BMW . |
| 11 | As nearly as one person can be sure of 18,000 others , the image gained their assent . |
| 12 | Such an order can be swiftly obtained if necessary and can be operative within 24 hours of the decision of the local authority . |