Example sentences of "can [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Education can be a discovery of new interests ; a matter of personal development and a pleasure for its own sake . |
| 2 | You can be a performer , or else you can be the hero of the story . ’ |
| 3 | Erm I like to think that erm you can be a missionary anywhere . |
| 4 | and erm sometimes that is very hard and I think you can be a missionary anywhere . |
| 5 | But yes I 'm sure you can be a missionary in Harlow and I 'd like to think that maybe I could erm increase that work and maybe have an afternoon a week where I could talk to people about God , but I think there 's not really time in a ten minute surgery slot . |
| 6 | A sister can be a girl 's best friend — and sometimes her biggest rival . |
| 7 | ‘ It can be a girl 's name , ca n't it ? |
| 8 | One source of interest can be a description of where the interview has taken place , perhaps a studio , or maybe the artist 's home . |
| 9 | Drumaness won the Clarence Cup this season and were beaten finalists in the Border Cup , and Ballynahinch man Murnin believes they can be a championship side . |
| 10 | At its worst romanticism can be a cloak to disguise naked evil . |
| 11 | Before a disposition , trust , covenant , agreement or arrangement can be a settlement … it must contain an element of bounty . |
| 12 | You can be a sex symbol when you 're sixty-five ; there are film stars like Paul Newman whom women still think are gorgeous . |
| 13 | Other materials such as blown mineral wool and blown polystyrene beads do not have this disadvantage if expertly installed , but the beads can be a nuisance if ever the wall needs to be pierced . |
| 14 | These systems require frequent attention and expense , and even the most up-to-date can be a nuisance to neighbours . |
| 15 | Do not make the mistake of putting the two sets of shoulder stitches back to working position and running the whole lot together on to waste yarn as this can be a nuisance when you need to unravel parts of the waste yarn while you join the shoulders together . |
| 16 | Some boots have ordinary eyelets , but these can be a nuisance when you need to thread up muddy laces . |
| 17 | These can be a nuisance , especially in polyester-filled bags , because there 's a lot of bulky material bunched around your face . |
| 18 | That 's a little difficult to answer , if you 're watching television , the sun can be a nuisance |
| 19 | Change is often resisted because it can be a nuisance and an interference ; it requires other people to stop what they are doing or redirect their thinking . |
| 20 | Unfortunately Designworks does n't support interruptible redraw and this can be a nuisance if redraw times start to take a minute or more . |
| 21 | As with waste systems , having the discharge over the gully can be a nuisance if the gully grid gets blocked with leaves . |
| 22 | ‘ The men ca n't eat them , and they can be a nuisance . ’ |
| 23 | Secondly , there is the question of odour , everyone knows how the familiar diesel smell can be a nuisance in towns and in closed spaces like tunnels or ferries . |
| 24 | Earl Siward can be a nuisance . |
| 25 | In variable resistors of the decade box type of construction , the varying capacitance and possibly inductance of the switching mechanism can be a nuisance . |
| 26 | That failing , there can be a conveyance between the husband and wife , to which the first mortgagee is a party , to release the husband from liability under the first mortgage and take a covenant to observe and perform the same from the wife who will also covenant with the husband to indemnify him in respect of the second mortgage . |
| 27 | Alternatively , there can be a conveyance between the husband and the wife to which the first mortgagee is a party ( as above ) and a deed of covenant from the wife in favour of the second mortgagee to observe and perform the terms of the second mortgage , containing an indemnity in favour of the husband in respect thereof . |
| 28 | He says that the form which an illness takes can be a reflection of the mental state . |
| 29 | Musically , this can seem like an Aladdin 's cave , but financially it can be a nightmare . |
| 30 | This task is straightforward in a fine , well-worked tilth , but can be a nightmare in badly cultivated soil containing unrotted turf , and if inter-row hoeing has been inaccurate . |