Example sentences of "can be [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally , it can be worth while to vary the style . |
| 2 | gets under way on Saturday the thirtieth of October , and for just seventy five pounds , you can be on board the M S , which 'll be your floating hotel for three days of relaxation and entertainment . |
| 3 | I am asked if I can be on standby if transport is needed ? |
| 4 | So that the nanny can be on call night and day , the bedroom in the flat connects with the main part of the house and is next to the nursery . |
| 5 | And it has installed control software to ensure that engineers can be on site in four hours if necessary . |
| 6 | If there are new housing developments in the neighbourhood contact the builder to see if copies can be on display in show homes . |
| 7 | The gallery 's present director , Nicholas Serota , is facing up to the fact that today , excluding the Turners , only one-fifth of the collections can be on display at any time . |
| 8 | Others may limit your way so that no matter how promising your situation or how creative you can be with money , you are not free to make the most of it . |
| 9 | It 's to show children of all ages just how ingenious you CAN be with wood , paper , string and a lot of imagination . |
| 10 | so I might have a couple of days off and then I can be with Laddie and take him for walks and everything |
| 11 | A good example of this is nuisance , for you can be liable for nuisance through the agency of your animals , just as you can be for nuisance through the agency of anything else you own . |
| 12 | It can be for time or money or , more often , for both . |
| 13 | For our emotions , too , can be at sea unless the authority of God 's word is hidden within our hearts . |
| 14 | Following the visit of our hon. Friend the Member for Enfield , North ( Mr. Eggar ) to Basildon last Friday , will my right hon. and learned Friend endorse our hon. Friend 's statement that the independence that we are offering colleges of further education and sixth-form colleges such as Basildon 's will enable them to be more effective , efficient and flexible than they can be at present ? |
| 15 | He can be at peace . ’ |
| 16 | By opportunities for learning that can be at depth , about learning about ourselves , but also the practical things like what do you say to a child whose father 's come back mutilated from war erm how do you write a letter to a bereaved person , and I think children I mean they are capable of doing this , I 've seen it with my own children , with some help they 're able to express quite deep emotions , you know , to somebody who 's had a bereavement , and if they can learn that now , you know , it 's going to be a lot easier later on . |
| 17 | To be effective it is important that practitioners are ‘ free of prejudice concerning illegitimacy , heredity and adoption before they can be at ease with adoptive parents ’ ( Brebner et al , 1985 ) . |
| 18 | As longitudinal studies have shown that fearful children can be at risk for later behaviour problems ( Richman et al . |
| 19 | I do n't imagine that the children can be at risk . |
| 20 | But we know children can be at risk from even well-qualified professionals appointed to care for them ( not least in children 's homes to which they have been sent for their own welfare and safety ) , or from parents not burdened by a ‘ learning difficulty ’ label ( witness the recent ‘ home alone ’ cases here and in the United States ) . |
| 21 | ‘ Where patient health can be at risk , you simply can not afford to be out of line with the programme of works . ’ |
| 22 | Aims to speed up the process of development control and make the planning system ‘ as positive and as helpful as it can be to investment in industry and commerce , and to the development industry ’ . |
| 23 | Or this at least was the academic orthodoxy , and by examining this and subsequent debates we should have a clearer idea of the analytical tools which can be of help in understanding the changing nature of local politics in Britain . |
| 24 | Providing opportunity for this to be ‘ played out ’ in the security of the school can be of help . |
| 25 | If your marriage lacks sparkle , if you would like to know how to improve your relationship , or you have had serious problems but would like to save your marriage , the centre can be of help . |
| 26 | Although the old grammatical drills and exercises do not seem to have raised standards of composition , it appears that new ways of teaching language can be of help . |
| 27 | If any of my staff or myself can be of help with a future motoring need , you only have to pick up the phone or call in and see us and we will ensure your total satisfaction . |
| 28 | I can not believe , as do a few ultra-progressive therapists , that actual sexual congress between a client and therapist can be of help in the therapeutic relationship . |
| 29 | ‘ But , ’ the Doctor went on , ‘ I 'm sure I can be of help . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ That I can be of help , that she is delighted to have me here and that my presence can be of great comfort to her during these very trying times . |