Example sentences of "can [adv] be [adv] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His early observation that ‘ You can always be much more friendly with people who ca n't stay long ’ later assumes a terrible significance , so short-lived is their romantic relationship . |
| 2 | Persuasion based upon religious belief can also be much more compelling and the fact that arguments based upon religious beliefs are being deployed by someone in a very close relationship with the patient will give them added force and should alert the doctors to the possibility — no more — that the patient 's capacity or will to decide has been overborne . |
| 3 | As with his genealogical history , Foucault 's meditations on power are not themselves without problems , but reactions to them can also be too hastily dismissive , often because it is assumed that they are proposed as a general theory . |
| 4 | Even though essential oils are sometimes given orally ( especially in the case of garlic ) they can often be even more effective when applied to the skin . |
| 5 | Each party puts forward a list of candidates for election in multi-member constituencies , which can often be geographically very large : Rome , for example , has 53 MPs . |
| 6 | Let a rug or painting suggest or inspire the colour scheme ; if you ca n't revamp old curtains ( though beware ! re-making can sometimes be just as expensive as starting afresh ) turn them into cushions ; cut down carpets which no longer fit but are too good to be thrown out , and make them into small rugs . |
| 7 | Each play is important and a one yard gain can sometimes be just as important in the context of a team effort . |
| 8 | Majorese can sometimes be almost equally hard to follow ; but this is not because it is deceptive . |
| 9 | Once the baby is born , bouts of anger , sulking and withdrawing in the early stages of parenthood suggest that the identification continues ; men can sometimes be as post-natally depressed as their partners . |
| 10 | It can otherwise be all too easy for the blind child to be pushed and pulled about . |
| 11 | So I , if there are going to be changes in French erm France 's relations with its neighbours within the E E C , erm I do n't see that they can be very quick , and I do n't see that they can ultimately be all that large . |