Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We do n't know how far he has to go , but you can be sure others will be back for the horses .
2 So , whether it 's a big job or a little job , you can be sure Baby Fresh will get to the bottom of it .
3 You can be sole trader , in a partnership or limited company , in the manufacturing , retailing or service industries .
4 You can be brutal Koffka K O F F K A Okay ?
5 So now we can be real friends . ’
6 Though Arians are infamously impatient , they can be cool customers when the stakes are high enough to make them concentrate .
7 They can be useful sources of old furniture , usually chipboard based but quite handy for shelves or backing .
8 But they can be pure crime fiction and fine crime fiction too .
9 Consequently they can be convertible sofas , pull-down or folding beds , ‘ nests ’ of beds or divans .
10 They may also predict stereotypical roles and relationships of participants , or they can be stereotypical text types , predicting plot structure or conversational development .
11 Then we were staggering into a hospital casualty department and I was grateful Bunny was there — they can be dangerous places on a Friday night .
12 Whether they 're tanning creams or moisturisers , they can be expensive items which you want tried and tested .
13 They can be right tarts together they 'll be , stand there going , mm !
14 They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate .
15 They can be big business and it is is more for their commercial and promotional appeal than their scenic , that the SRU yesterday launched , in conjunction with Umbro International , Scotland 's World Cup sevens jersey .
16 They can be big business and it is is more for their commercial and promotional appeal than their scenic , that the SRU yesterday launched , in conjunction with Umbro International , Scotland 's World Cup sevens jersey .
17 Michael says : ‘ They can be hard work at night .
18 Doors can be solid wood , such as oak , pine , cherry , or maple , for example , or they can be white ash or limed oak veneer , or even a hard-wearing laminate finish .
19 ‘ Yes , they 're adorable — but they can be little demons as well , ’ Laura laughed .
20 They can also educate in the way they handle reference requests ( whether they supply the answer , for instance , or the way of finding the answer ) ; and they can be valuable stimulators of book use and enquiry by giving readings , quality advisory services and reading lists , and knowledgeable enthusiasm .
21 Research shows this can nudge up work rates ; but , like busing schoolchildren from black to white areas , it can be political dynamite .
22 That it can be great fun . ’
23 It can be great fun creating designs like these , and they look very effective once they are finished .
24 It can be heady stuff , it can be a pleasant experience , or it can leave a nasty taste in the mouth and cost a great deal .
25 It can be absolute validation and extremely joy , a rope with which to hang or totally non !
26 Sometimes it can be close harmony but then often it 's not , unfortunately .
27 It can be useful practice to read through the first sentences of paragraphs which make up a published essay , to see how much work — of summary and of signposting — is being done by these " topic sentences " .
28 The research team , based at the Bristol Oncology Centre , hopes the method will eventually become an accepted screening method as it can be used time after time without any risk to the patient 's health .
29 In Italy it is often found flavoured with crystallised fruits for eating as a dessert cheese , or it can be used plain for cooking , but mainly for desserts .
30 Listening demands concentration , a focus of attention ; it costs effort , it can be hard work , much harder work when there is a hearing loss .
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