Example sentences of "can be and [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defence of consent can obviously not be pleaded as it can be and generally is for rape . |
| 2 | The House of Commons , particularly , but also the House of Lords , is often thought of as a club and the exchange of views and striking of bargains which goes on outside the chamber can be and frequently is of much greater significance than the public posturing which goes on within it . |
| 3 | By its nature , the argument of timing is subjective ; assertions can be and frequently are advanced on the scantest of evidence . |
| 4 | For parents , this world-view may not be ‘ philosophical ’ in the sense of something that is calculated , worked out and argued , though it can be and often is . |
| 5 | Of course , it can be and often is . |
| 6 | and it can be and often is 75 per cent. , depending on someone 's resources . |
| 7 | The moral of this simple reflection is that fundamental propositions of science can be and often are causal , despite generality and mathematical form . |