Example sentences of "can be [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaders in many contexts can be effective without being visionary , and their organizations may be happier places . |
| 2 | Understanding this connection between the form and the function of language will help us to explain how stretches of language , like the request for help with the cat , can be coherent without being cohesive ; it will also help us as language teachers . |
| 3 | Understanding this connection between the form and the function of language will help us to explain how stretches of language , like the request for help with the cat , can be coherent without being cohesive ; it will also help us as language teachers . |
| 4 | Taxation can be redistributive without being progressive . |
| 5 | It can be fun to be flexible in your approach to physical exercise . |
| 6 | We can be happier without being happy . |
| 7 | Where there is a mix of your own grandchildren and stepgrandchildren , it can be hard to be even-handed and learn to accept the new arrivals . |
| 8 | You can be smart without being clever . |
| 9 | The ape will slap its thigh when it sees a dog or sign ‘ gim me food ’ when it can be supposed to be hungry ; or reverse the process , if the trainer signs , by producing the appropriate object . |