Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we saw earlier , a central godhead whose manifold characteristics can be all things to all men is more powerful than a more parochial and less versatile spirit . |
| 2 | It is difficult to assess how effective such channels were , but the publicizing of grievances can be enough to lead to some bureaucratic adjustments . |
| 3 | This is not to say , however , that in certain applications , the use of ‘ normal ’ in-rack sprinkler systems is not perfectly satisfactory where the arrangement of sprinklers can be such that a number of them can be brought in early against the fire , or where the nature of the goods stored is such that flames are unlikely to damage them within the first few moments of fire development . |
| 4 | One glimpse of a resuscitation trolley or a bunch of keys can be enough to send any romantics back to their Mills & Boon ! |
| 5 | All these may be particularly vexed in the residential home or school for the disabled , where sexual needs can be such that only physical assistance in one way or another can meet them . |
| 6 | Difficulties can be many , at the top of the list being the number of items to be catalogued . |
| 7 | Just as two beliefs can be such that they can not both be true , so two attitudes can involve wishes that can not both be realized . |
| 8 | Parcels can be any size you like , mine are approximately 14 stitches × 14 rows . |
| 9 | Tears can be another face of anger , a form of relief for the intolerable tension and frustration of not being able to show what we are thinking and feeling . |
| 10 | In such cases , the building amplifies the motion it experiences at ground level , and the horizontal accelerations at the upper storeys can be several times those at the base . |
| 11 | Men can be such bastards … ’ |
| 12 | TAXES can be enough to drive you up the pole — and today we 're offering you the chance to ease the pain of paying . |
| 13 | Erm so erm but of course I mean t to make the point because it does n't really contradict what you 're saying Heather because of course the rather more extreme kinds of Protestant Sects that do emphasise for example erm er narrow dogmatic teaching much more so you could say that erm and I think this would perhaps be the answer to , to Oliver 's point to some extent because it goes back to Dean 's original point that erm here we 're we we 're talking about a general theory of groups , but of course some groups can be more groupie than others . |
| 14 | Aerial photographs can be another valuable source of information . |