Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [pron] can be " in BNC.

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1 Radio operator Paul , who is serving with the Second Battalion Royal Irish Regiment , said : ‘ Gillian is the perfect bride I only hope I can be as good a husband . ’
2 They 're ductile malleable do n't need the proper words you just say they can be pulled out .
3 And then you can think of I mean this is this is just sort it can be there to confuse you while you 're sorting out the time .
4 When was a time when you were assertive , just think you can be anything assertive over anything it does n't matter think of a time when you feel you were being assertive anybody think of a time when they were being assertive
5 just see who can be sick first I think
6 Always stress what can be seen to cohere and fit together before attending to what does not fit .
7 ‘ I always say you can be frightening , Lydia , ’ said Betty .
8 It would be too much to say the West has abandoned that plan ; some people still think it can be implemented .
9 Although the gross changes in the brain that accompany and probably cause it can be studied after the death of the patient , the details of the disease process are just beginning to be worked out in animals by studying the microscopic structure of the brain regions that are principally involved together with their biochemistry and their neurotransmitters .
10 But I also believe it can be misunderstood .
11 ‘ You really think it can be that easy ? ’
12 I mean in retrospect , looking back on it , it seems crazy — since they were clearly both right , what were they arguing about ? erm but it took a lot of time to see that these two sets of views could , in fact , be made compatible as we now think they can be .
13 They sometimes create what can be called highly intellectual concepts such as the case-history of a mental patient , which require a distinctive style .
14 I shall first review some of the main impediments to the exercise of power that confront all modern presidents and then consider what can be done to overcome these difficulties .
15 This research has shown that certain misconceptions commonly arise which can be very persistent , yet go unnoticed .
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