Example sentences of "can [pron] [adv] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can you really be reneging on that vow , merely because a connected case is being investigated by the Inspector ? ’ |
| 2 | If we create our own reality , then how can we ever be justified in feeling angry ? |
| 3 | Second , if psychotic traits are so widely distributed — and apparently perfectly compatible with mental health — how can they also be associated with such disintegrative states as schizophrenia ? |
| 4 | 2 Is the product or sample small enough to slip between the pages of the magazine or can it easily be attached to the front cover ? |
| 5 | A gesture can not be regarded as the expression of an individual , as his or her creation ( because no individual is capable of creating a fully original gesture , belonging to nobody else ) , nor can it even be regarded as that person 's instrument ; on the contrary , it is gestures that use us as their instruments , as their bearers and incarnations . |
| 6 | Nor , it is submitted , can it properly be regarded as one in pursuance of which possession or ownership passes either . |
| 7 | It seems that the situation we are witnessing is neither the effect of a biological underpinning of sex roles , nor can it simply be seen as the persistence of institutional inequalities . |
| 8 | He considered the focus of the controversy to be the juridical effects of a stipulation made in favour of a third party , which he deconstructed into three questions : can a third party claim directly any such benefit or can it only be claimed through the auspices of a State party ; may the parties to the agreement amend or abolish the stipulation without the consent of the third party ; and need the third party accept the stipulation in order to be vested with the benefit in question ? 120 |
| 9 | Does God 's making of himself known have any abiding content which can be articulated , or can it merely be pointed to and fleetingly glimpsed , but not retained ? |
| 10 | As this institution has now become purely a slanging match ( unfortunately the only time guaranteed to attract a full complement of Members ) , how can it possibly be taken as a serious part of governing the country . |
| 11 | ‘ Can anyone properly be said to ‘ earn ’ these amounts ? ’ it asks . |