Example sentences of "can [be] [adj] of [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back in the city there were thousand of people doomed , dying and all unnecessarily because here was plenty , here was sufficient for the whole city and possibly the greatest sin that you and I can be guilty of and that the church is generally guilty of , but you know when we talk about the church generally its , its so easy because that 's general , you and I that are the church , not the denomination , not the organization , it you and I , possibly the greatest sin that we can be guilty of is the sin of silence , I 'm not talking now about a rude , belligerent , discourteous , butting hole , button holding of people , I 'm not talking about that , I do n't see any place in gods word for that sort of attitude or that sort of approach but are we still silent , what about with those with whom we have the right , because we 've created a relationship , because they know us and they 've seen us and they 've seen the experiences we 've gone through and they 've seen what god has done in our lives , what about with those people do we wait for others to do it , shifting the responsibility . |
| 2 | One thing I can be certain of is that we have all been involved in rows , misunderstandings and quarrels . |
| 3 | One thing you can be sure of is that the panel will know the words of these characters very well ( they will probably be able to prompt you at any given moment should you ‘ dry ’ ) but each and every time the lines are spoken by a new voice they are different in their texture , humour , drama and music . |
| 4 | The only thing you can be sure of is that US interest will always come first . |
| 5 | What we can be sure of is that Tangshan rates as no more than third in the cataclysmic league . |
| 6 | ‘ I know now to expect the unexpected , but the one thing I can be sure of is that we all have lots of laughs making the show . ’ |
| 7 | They avoid the more complicated jobs , but within their limitations they are more able than they think and usually can be sure of being pleasantly surprised by the result of their efforts . |
| 8 | Caspar said , in a rather flat voice , ‘ At least we can be sure of being on the right road . ’ |