Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At very best , any particular religion can be normative or valid only for those who happen to subscribe to it . |
| 2 | Religion can be creative . |
| 3 | SPEED CAN BE VITAL BECAUSE DELAY MAY COST YOU AN OPPORTUNITY . |
| 4 | Because urinating tends to wash out the urethra , and because the urethra can be such a rich source of diagnostic material , the doctors will always prefer a male patient to have held his urine , if possible , for three hours or more before attending for tests . |
| 5 | Enteric illness and food poisoning can be major problems in psychogeriatric areas , and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates . |
| 6 | It 's the time of year , of course , when the fire brigade can be busy , when things go wrong . |
| 7 | For specific skills , in particular regions and for particular employers , the shortage of labour can be severe . |
| 8 | Nor is there any reason why the state should tell firms how to attract and keep good staff in a country where qualified labour can be hard to find . |
| 9 | This analogy can be helpful , particularly if it gives a visual dimension to our thinking . |
| 10 | Spring can be wet , especially in the Basque country , and snow may fall in the high mountains even in July . |
| 11 | Keep calm because fear can be infectious . |
| 12 | Anthony Scrivener referred to the Bill as unique in jurisprudence because a defendant can be guilty of the aggravated offence even though he does no other act than commit the basic offence , and the event which makes the crime aggravated is outside his or her control . |
| 13 | The long-term psychological effects of this kind of violence can be devastating . |
| 14 | Although none of the autoantibodies have been proved to be of pathogenetic significance , it has been shown , both in Crohn 's disease and in ulcerative colitis , that IgG and complement can be present on the apical surface of enterocytes in vivo , possibly indicating a pathogenetic role for anti-epithelial/anti-brush border antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 15 | Women in Hinduism are caught up in a paradoxical view of the female , where the divine can be feminine , yet women are profoundly mistrusted . |
| 16 | In this Chapter we shall be considering the ways in which the microprocessor can be involved in control of the stepping motor . |
| 17 | A sample rate of at least 8kHz is needed and the microprocessor can be any 8-bit variety with simple software . |
| 18 | Standards of hygiene can be poor . |
| 19 | The alternation of stretching and squeezing can be rhythmic . |
| 20 | Equality is not itself a curriculum aim ; yet no curriculum that actually sets limits to a child 's future can be acceptable . |
| 21 | But this irony can be playful as well as belittling ; it can be critically constructive as well as destructive . |
| 22 | I did n't want to see the event ( irony can be heavy-handed as well as ruthless ) . |
| 23 | Older children and adults can also become dehydrated during severe attacks of diarrhoea , and ORT can be useful for them as well . |
| 24 | ‘ Menstrual blood can be magical , ’ he said . |
| 25 | When that is done the thinking can be creative and rewarding . |
| 26 | For those with grade 2 or 3 obesity , the potential benefits of losing weight are very real , and the effects on psychological state of a successful weight-loss programme can be dramatic . |
| 27 | Digestion can be upset : some people have bouts of diarrhoea or need to urinate a lot ; others get constipated ; people feel sick and sometimes are ; more serious conditions like ulcers can develop . |
| 28 | Very often students ' inventive turn of mind can be useful at such formats , and they will largely be absent . |
| 29 | Mr Doig said yesterday : ‘ No grower in his right mind can be happy with an income of £10 a tonne . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , extemporisation by a competent player at the end of a hymn can be thrilling , as it can during a procession before or during the service . |