Example sentences of "[adj] can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being unsociable can be very catching . |
| 2 | Violence proper can be direct , involving butting , hitting , shoving , squeezing , pulling , bending , biting , scratching , kicking , and so on . |
| 3 | The way this government control has come to be accepted as normal and proper can be seen by the irritated reactions of ministers and whips on the odd occasions when something goes wrong . |
| 4 | But being different can be due to a whole range of factors . |
| 5 | Any additional endowment cover you may require with HeadStart 531 can be provided by Sun Life , one of the UK 's most respected life assurance companies . |
| 6 | Biblically , much of what is knowable can be checked , verified , substantiated and confirmed . |
| 7 | For the male , it is a stiff competition , but even the strongest can be unwittingly foiled . |
| 8 | While nothing definitive can be concluded from such meagre data , the fact that such examples do seem to suggest different impressions than the to infinitive to speakers of various dialects indicates that they deserve closer attention , especially in the light of a further examination of the passive voice . |
| 9 | Pumpkin seeds — I usually used dried , selecting six of the greenest , but fresh can be used . |
| 10 | It is maintained , accordingly , that an ontological existent can be fully described and distinguished from any other similar existent in terms of its properties alone , and that its " relational " no less than any of its other properties are part of its essential description . |
| 11 | Even the detailed entries on 1015 and 1016 can be supplemented by the Encomium Emmae , Thietmar of Merseburg , Icelandic poetry , and later English sources . |
| 12 | The XA/R Series Model 300 , introduced last October , and the Model 305 can be field upgraded from fault-tolerant uniprocessors to symmetric multi-processors in the same cabinet . |
| 13 | Even so , the total care of someone who is dependent can be very draining , especially when you are growing older yourself , and what is needed as well is the chance of a break from the routine . |
| 14 | Again , environments that make exercising entertaining can be employed , perhaps including some competitive element such as a game or simply a timed response system . |
| 15 | The certificate on form R190(SD) must be completed but this can be done at any time and amounts to little more than a claim procedure . |
| 16 | Wölflinn 's writings are strong on observation ; this can be understood from his choice of terms to describe tendencies in form ; linear as against painterly , plane surface as against recessional depth , closed against open form , composite clarity against fused clarity , or absolute clarity against relative clarity . |
| 17 | In truth , the camera is a ruthless editor of visual information ; this can be made plain by looking at a picture , say of the eighteenth century , and comparing it with a contemporary print , perhaps an aquatint , and a modern photograph . |
| 18 | The second half of this can be seen to coincide with the opinion of Chatterton which is expressed by Ackroyd 's Wilde : ‘ a strange , slight boy who was so prodigal of his genius that he attached the names of others to it . ’ |
| 19 | This can be reckoned to contain the succession of anecdotes that occurs and the fine detail of working-class life that is provided . |
| 20 | Generally , a local authority will aim to cover the full cost of fees and a living allowance ‘ although this can be subject to your personal circumstances and will vary depending on whether you will live with your parents during term time , or in rented accommodation . |
| 21 | This can be provided by the magic power or words , such as inscribing prohibitions into the nation 's constitution , and by manifestations of the divine in terms of either retribution for failing to uphold the truth , or grace for upholding the truth , with rewards ‘ such as oil finds and victories in the World Championships ’ . |
| 22 | An example of this can be taken from the recent contraception controversy in the Republic , which began in the 1960s . |
| 23 | This can be taken either as a criticism of the actual teaching of the subject or as a remark on the ineffectiveness of schooling on such attitudes in the Northern Ireland context . |
| 24 | A good example of this can be found in the sleep village of Buckland in Oxfordshire ! |
| 25 | This can be done by purchase unit , standard unit or a combination of the two . |
| 26 | Choose plants that should reach the desired height without becoming bare or ragged at the base ( this can be a problem with berberis ) . |
| 27 | Many fruits change colour as they reach maturity and this can be a useful indicator , although not in every case : apples will often colour up early if occupied by a burrowing pest , some pear varieties only change colour once in store and marrows are past their best when they turn yellow . |
| 28 | Their elongated stems with few small leaves strive upwards until they find sufficient light , and this can be seen when sun-loving species are planted in shady parts of the garden . |
| 29 | This can be disastrous and may easily occur if there is no wind in the early morning when the gliders are parked outside the hangar with a single tyre on the wing-tip . |
| 30 | This can be allowed for by the winch or car driver reducing the power slightly . |