Example sentences of "[noun sg] it can [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a major chemicals company aiming to be an all-rounder , the sheer size of a petrochemicals operation and the cash it can generate is needed to complement the higher-value but far lower-tonnage manufacture of such products as pharmaceuticals . |
| 2 | This animal does not hibernate , but stores food for the winter , which means that the damage it can cause is out of proportion to its diminutive size . |
| 3 | ‘ The number it can take is in the technical specifications . |
| 4 | One way it can start is through a childhood trauma — a sudden unpleasant shock involving a cat or a kitten . |
| 5 | And the one across was monopoly there 's no way it can fit is there ? |
| 6 | So the maximum value a coeffic correlation coefficient can obtain is plus one , and that would be when there 's a total positive correlation Conversely , the minimum value it can obtain is when this expression on top is minus N minus one , so it goes down to minus one for a complete negative correlation and it 's zero if there 's no correlation and then there 's the values in between That 's just saying what I 've said . |
| 7 | One last compelling reason why diesel needs all the image-building it can get is the powerful petrol engine lobby , which includes manufacturers , motorists , and oil companies who would be stuck with an awful lot of petrol if the fashion should happen to change dramatically . |