Example sentences of "can [adv] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen loads of rings like this , so they ca n't be worth much . ’ |
| 2 | You ca n't be on middle ground , there is no neutral territory . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't be of much help , ’ Meredith said . |
| 4 | ‘ Sorry I ca n't be of more help . |
| 5 | I 've always excused myself-I 've said , I 'm kind and tolerant with everyone else , she 's the one person I ca n't be like that with , and there has to be an exception to the general rule . |
| 6 | Gon na be like you ca n't be like that , on things like that . |
| 7 | well , erm tis n't , she 's not , she wants the W R A F and nothing else and Sue said you ca n't be like that , you know , and er , so they 've decided that she 's got ta carry on with this Saturday job because she wo n't be able to go on the dole look , straight away will she ? |
| 8 | Too bad every other day ca n't be like this . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But he ca n't be in such immediate danger , or — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Only that Humber 's been raising Cain all day about having to carry D.I.L.s in Marcus proper and Marcus Small Ward , and how , though she 's willing , she ca n't be in two places at once . ’ |
| 11 | You ca n't be in two places at once . " |
| 12 | I ca n't be in two places at once , I said . |
| 13 | I ca n't be in two places at once . |
| 14 | Often , such a realization arising from contact with other ageing people can alone be worth several face-to-face counselling sessions . |
| 15 | It is at this stage that we can perhaps be of most use by pointing out that that is mostly what grief is about . |
| 16 | If the originator is unable to put in the time and effort required , the OI can only be of limited help ( Rosenfeld and Servo , 1985 ) . |
| 17 | ‘ The face of nature under one broad and universal glare ( a cloudless midsummer day ) is not propitious to the feelings of an anxious spectator ; but this monotony can only be of short duration , because the declining sun … produces shadows ; these gradually expanding , uniting and finally on the setting of the sun … exhibit an almost infinite variety of form , of tone and of colour . ’ |
| 18 | Ultimately , however , it can only be through increased education that consumers can come to understand the choices available to them in a complex and ever changing market place and be able to exercise careful and considered consumption . |
| 19 | In the view of their Lordships it can only be in rare cases that a taxpayer with a principal place of business in Hong Kong can earn profits which are not chargeable to profits tax under section 14 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance . |
| 20 | It seems to me that the new settlement if my analysis is correct can only be in one of those two areas , which does n't seem to me to be a very sensible way of proceeding . |
| 21 | The explanation of this can only be in metaphysical terms , namely that " only as an aesthetic phenomenon are existence and the world seen to be justified " . |
| 22 | At best , this can only be in relative terms , since the Red Book already forecasts a public sector borrowing requirement for 1993-94 of £32 billion . |
| 23 | Education can thus be of crucial importance in preventing violations . |
| 24 | The domestic arrangements of an elderly bachelor like myself can not be of much interest to anyone . |
| 25 | Warton replies : ‘ It can not be of any use to the dead themselves . |
| 26 | Unfortunately their ideas have not been tested out a great deal in other areas of London or the rest of the country , so we can not be at all sure whether the findings they claim are appropriate for application to the whole of our society are in fact so . |
| 27 | The purpose of preparing a transcript is to present , in print , as complete a record of the taped material as is required for the particular assessment : ‘ It provides the foundation of ; 11 subsequent analyses and , as such , its importance can not be over estimated ’ ( Crystal 1984 ) . |
| 28 | It follows that management 's shares can not be worth more than par value at the date they subscribe . |
| 29 | ‘ Please , you can not be in such a rush . |
| 30 | Although it is understandable that the Minister can not be in two places at once , will she assure the House that her noble Friend will make a strong contribution to the conference ? |