Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pers pn] can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , it can be a sport it can be some sort of activity , it could be going to evening classes , learning something . |
| 2 | As a consequence it can be difficult to make unpopular recommendations stick : either the credentials of the investigator or the weight of the data can easily be challenged by those with a will to do so . |
| 3 | How am I going to manage this house and be a wife you can be proud of , when I 've been brought up a different way , and everybody in the place knows it ? ’ |
| 4 | Bad enough and at least , I mean it 's not , on a phone you can be upset but yo it 's not the same as seeing somebody |
| 5 | Butterflyfish and angelfish fall into this category , but because natural pairs are often split when collectors catch only one of a duo it can be difficult to buy a true mated pair . |
| 6 | If the Japanese want a government they can be proud of , they must stop voting for permit-wielding , contract-fixing crooks . |
| 7 | I mean probably women are more daring you know because they 've got less to lose in a way I suppose if you if you 're not a councillor you can be more er you know or if you 're not worried for your job or you know or if there is n't a definite structure I suppose in the lodge there 's the definite people that always say the same things you know what I mean and it 's it 's less easy to be spontaneous in that situation I would think you know . |
| 8 | Gadgets are useful in professional hands and used in the right way , but in the hands of a novice they can be dangerous . |
| 9 | Let us work together to produce a country we can be proud of , not ashamed of . |
| 10 | There are , in practice , ways of cutting costs — up to a point — but it is difficult to produce a commercial you can be proud of for under around £60000 — £70000 in the UK today ( 1992 ) , and costs of over £150000 are common . |