Example sentences of "it can be the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be the birth of a baby , a hysterectomy , or a lazy , sedentary lifestyle with an unhealthy indulgence in all the wrong type of foods that cause the spare tyre and those extra pounds of wobbling fat . |
| 2 | It can be the centrepiece . |
| 3 | As Max Friedlander wrote , " Still life can be a symbol of life in flower , or equally it can be the symbol of ruin and death " . |
| 4 | There 's no way it can be the bike riders . |
| 5 | The menopause is n't necessarily the end of our life , it can be the beginning of so many new different things . |
| 6 | It can be the subject of an assignment . |
| 7 | At its lowest , it can be the infliction of abuse on all these levels — and this may apply even if the sex is permitted . |
| 8 | It can be the sign of a nervous breakdown . |
| 9 | We lose our temper , feel cornered and frightened , it can be the work of an instant . |
| 10 | He can see it as blue ( that is , it can be the case that , on looking at it , he would take it to be blue if he had no reason to think otherwise ) only if he can discriminate between objects in respect of their being or not being blue . |
| 11 | It can be the focus of inconsolable grief ; it inspires poetry and literature , symphonies and songs . |
| 12 | It can be the outcome of a confrontation or conflict , e.g. Giselle and Romeo and Juliet . |
| 13 | It can be the mind 's abstraction for an edge , a crack , a fissure or a chain of dimensionless points , linking their extremities . |
| 14 | Or it can be the pleasure of saying things to other people through how you look : about individuality , politics , creativity , aggression , sense of humour , daring . |
| 15 | and et all ( 362 , 355 & 359 ; 1993 showed that these organs ( among others ) are sites at which the virus multiplies during the often long latency period in AIDS , but more will have to be known of this process before it can be the basis of a routine assay . |
| 16 | Alternatively , it can be the result of a public campaign , as with the repeal of the ‘ sus ’ law which was repealed because of public pressure , but allowed public order to be maintained through other laws . |
| 17 | Baldwin 's speech sets out the boundaries within which the press must operate : it can act as an adjunct of the political parties , it can be the mouthpiece of the parties or politicians and it may even criticize governments in power , but it can not transgress the real line which marks off dependence on , from independence of , the political parties . |
| 18 | That hierarchy need not be cosily ensconced at headquarters : it can be the sort of decentralised management network beloved of management gurus such as Mr Tom Peters . |
| 19 | It can be the world 's most exhilarating sport , but it can also be the most cruel . ’ |