Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , ’ and he eyed Meh'Lindi puppyishly , ‘ my heart can be heavy at times . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ My associate can be impetuous . |
| 3 | and John one in verse twelve it says but as many have received him , to them he gave the right , the authority , the , the power , to become children of God , even to those who believe on his name and this of course is what making our commitment to Christ is , it 's receiving him for ourselves , it 's plugging in , it 's saying yes I have n't got that power myself , I am not able to do it I need you to come and do it for me , I accept that you have that power , you have that authority , you have dealt with my sin and I receive it for me , we trust Christ to save us from sin and commit ourselves to his kingly ruling our lives , we are as the bible says then , born again , new creations , we are made alive in Christ , I give you one verse in Colossians and in chapter three , verse four it says when Christ who is our life is revelled , then you also no sorry verse , verse three , verse three , sorry for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God but you say that 's all very well that , that brings me into the place of becoming a follower of Jesus yes I 've accepted him , but what about all this pressures here , Christ I , I 'm willing to receive them and to make the centre of my life , I 've received that he died for me , but what about all those things that 's twisting and marring and distorting my life , that 's rubbing me , my life can be more , God wants it to be , well that 's the great thing when Jesus comes , he does n't just come and sit down and that 's all there is to it , but he comes in by the holy spirit and as Christ is the centre of our life so he , as we submit to him and to his authority as we become obedient to his word , doing what he tells us , what he says for us , then the power of his spirit in our life starts operating , God the holy spirit , cos that 's how we become Christians , we are born again of God spirit and God Christ was in us , not the man who walked here on Galilee , he is a man in glory , but he comes into your life and into my life by the holy spirit and he gives us new spiritual resources which help us to overcome those influences of evil that are pressing in on us and trying to , to , to , to distort our lives and depress it into its mould , those things that have spoiled our lives , he gives us spiritual power and spiritual resources over them . |
| 4 | She also needs to know what stage the host birds have reached in their own nesting cycle because the timing of her laying can be crucial . |
| 5 | Sellers should be aware of their existence , for sometimes their effect can be devastating . |
| 6 | It can serve both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes ; however its effect can be crude when a simple radius curve joins two straights . |
| 7 | Additionally , as already mentioned , patting a horse on its neck can be beneficial when trying to shoe a difficult horse ; and we pat it in time to the farrier 's hammer . |
| 8 | I am not an uncritical admirer of the Labèque sisters : their performances can be uneven , and I have sometimes found them guilty of grabbing a composition by the collar and belting off with it before it can gets its breath . |
| 9 | Then each respondent 's ACORN category becomes a variable against which his or her responses can be cross-tabulated , for instance for market segmentation purposes . |
| 10 | An elderly person 's relationship with his or her grandchildren can be one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives , and the old and the young usually find that they can share a rather special private world together . |
| 11 | In spite of this lack of actual power , their influence can be significant but it varies greatly both between authorities and with the type of development concerned . |
| 12 | The main criticism of transcendent philosophies is that though the ideas are beautiful and those who live by their precepts can be happy , yet men ask what relevance the philosophies have for our modern world of materialism where we must make progress and raise humanity out of starvation and ignorance . |
| 13 | Their side-effects can be different from those of alcohol , and are considered in more detail in Chapter 15 , but similarly they can be mistakenly classified and thereafter dismissed as part of the normal process of growing old . |
| 14 | The relationship between a woman , her hair and her hairdresser can be fraught with complications . |
| 15 | can be given a new and believable meaning , provided that this troublesome word ‘ god ’ and all its variations can be refined and enriched to embrace all those manifestations of good , whether from evolution or civilisation , that have emerged since the beginning of life and . |
| 16 | She gave no warning signs , and the destruction created in the wake of her departure can be devastating . |
| 17 | Although at times her behaviour can be challenging , she is growing in confidence and is lively and chatty , with a great sense of humour and imagination . |
| 18 | Their cardinality can be one-to-one , one-to-many or many-to-many . |
| 19 | Because of its fine bones its size can be deceptive : carcass weights were considerable even when it was short-legged and blocky . |
| 20 | Their architects can be bland multinationals , such as the American SOM , to rampant individualists such as John Outram . |
| 21 | Its results can be fair enough . |
| 22 | The splendid-looking scorpion fish can be found around coral reefs , but you are well advised to give them a wide berth as their venom can be fatal . |
| 23 | Its tone can be hard and piercing , and is used as such by Stravinsky and Shostakovich . |
| 24 | Their power can be considerable , and knowledge of them is sometimes painful if attention is drawn to them . |
| 25 | The more the buyer believes that his needs can be satisfied by only one company , the weaker his negotiating stance . |
| 26 | His poems can be awkward and blunt but you feel any revision has been towards truth rather than beauty . |
| 27 | He has good fingers and can never be accused of interpretative posturing ; but his phrasing can be unimaginative , his passagework frequently sounds étude - like , and his feeling for dramatic ebb and flow is rarely in evidence . |
| 28 | Off the field , he was a true gentleman and a person his family can be proud of . |
| 29 | With a stylist who understands your hair type and lifestyle , and a colourist who will adjust your shade to suit your changing needs , your hair can be radiant for life . |
| 30 | guidance ( your experience/advice can be helpful in preventing serious mistakes/dangers ) ; |