Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be [det] [noun] " 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 | Parcels can be any size you like , mine are approximately 14 stitches × 14 rows . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Men can be such bastards … ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |