Example sentences of "can [be] an [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we shall explore in the next chapter , it can be an experience that is both liberating and protecting . |
| 2 | Note that a hostile touching can be an assault and battery . |
| 3 | In these conditions a bottom-end fixing can be an advantage as the sunken line is away from the winds effects allowing the float to make progress , often slightly across the wind . |
| 4 | Excess is insidious because at the time it seems a bonus but later on it can be an expense that diverts resources from development areas . |
| 5 | One of the races can be an egg and spoon race . |
| 6 | The competent reader can be an adult or another , more skilled , child . |
| 7 | Similarly , overachieving can be an addiction if the achievement is to no purpose or gratification while at the same time the costs to other relationships may be so high as to be catastrophic . |
| 8 | This can be an estimate or a calculation based on the actual workload of the Offline System , displayed by option 9.8.0 . |
| 9 | The figure can be an estimate or a calculation based on the specification of the media unit ; it is used to balance the workload between units operating at different speeds . |
| 10 | This figure can be an estimate or a calculation based on the specification of the media unit . |
| 11 | The sensation of flashing lights can be an indication that the layers of the retina , at the back of the eye , are starting to peel apart . |
| 12 | Too much hair in the wrong place can be an embarrassment and a nuisance . |