Example sentences of "[be] capable [prep] being [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike Hegel , Marx believed that under advanced communism everybody would be capable of being multi-faceted , thoroughly rounded individuals , realizing their essence through creative labour . |
| 2 | These are capable of being subject to interpretation and identification , and also provide answers to the question of ‘ when ’ by examining sequences and dates . |
| 3 | ( 6 ) The procedure for acceptance of a cash underwritten alternative which is capable of being shut-off early must be prominently stated in relevant documents and acceptance forms . |
| 4 | Where the tenancy in question is one to which Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies , it is often convenient if the minimum period of notice is six months and the form of the notice is capable of being that prescribed for the purposes of s25 of that Act . |
| 5 | To say of John Smith " His name is certainly not George Washington " is capable of being defamatory of Smith : the ordinary reader knows that George Washington could never tell a lie , and is likely to infer that Smith is therefore untruthful . |
| 6 | This was not a man who was capable of being serious about the devolution of power , and we must seek the reasons for his adoption and promotion of Indirect Rule elsewhere . |
| 7 | Mosley was capable of being urbane , relaxed , and downright frivolous . |