Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Measurements of lichen thalli on surfaces of known dates can be basis for growth curve which can then be basis for indicating age of other surfaces . |
| 2 | Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell believes Walsh to be the hardest bowler he has kept to because of his variation : ‘ You can never be stay in the right place — one ball will hit you in the chest and the next wo n't really come through . |
| 3 | Why is it that the simple act of purchasing something can often be hell ? |
| 4 | However , there can also be diarrhoea due to food without any major damage to the gut . |
| 5 | But there can also be trickery using material clues . |
| 6 | If a pedal car has two seats , there is room for two and there can also be discussion about front and back . |
| 7 | As we have extensive overseas operations , particularly in the USA , there can also be exchange effects when we consolidate our results , assets and liabilities into sterling . |
| 8 | The USA also has limited equity co-operatives to make housing affordable , while there can also be recourse to corporations and private foundations as possible sources of financial assistance . |
| 9 | This may well be the first fusion process used in a reactor , but there can also be fusion between deuterons alone or between deuterons and nuclei of helium-3 . |
| 10 | However States do not always do this and there can also be uncertainty with respect to individual provisions which can be in force as between some parties but not others . |
| 11 | The provision as to three months ' notice has to be read with the limitation that there can only be dismissal for good cause . |
| 12 | There can only be description , he wrote , The Big Glass . |
| 13 | As Fokine said : ‘ There can never be revolution in dance , only evolution , because the human body remains as it always has been , a living apparatus which can only move in certain well-defined ways . ’ |
| 14 | It can only be obtuseness or a refusal to believe that can still lead the Opposition to make that claim . |
| 15 | It can only be silf . |
| 16 | It can only be canvas . |
| 17 | And if his dedication does n't falter , like so many who have claimed the ultimate prize , he can still be champion on the day Tyson becomes a free man again . |
| 18 | He can change his ministers ; but unless he is a transcendent genius he can never be master of the conduct of affairs . ’ |