Example sentences of "[adj] can [adv] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Freud says if this myth , this ca n't be the original myth because the original myth has as Andrea pointed out to us very clearly in her paper is the family romance bit that a lot of people or most people have . |
| 2 | Therefore there should be little surprise that Freud first links this compulsion to repeat pain on to the non-sexual instincts , for it must have some instinctual base , and this can not be the life-affirming sexual instincts , for they do seem to operate on the pleasure principle par excellence . |
| 3 | Once again , this can not be the complete story , because some owners have observed that their pets ' daily intake is not always the same . |
| 4 | But this can not be the only explanation , because pigeons can home normally even when taken out in enclosed vans in continuously rotating cages , or even under anaesthetic , both of which treatments should render learning the outward journey impossible . |
| 5 | The results presented in this paper demonstrate that this can not be the sole criterion for selective cleavage , since we observed good cleavage at some sites ( ApT ) which lack the crucial guanine residue . |
| 6 | Yes , but again this can not be the whole story because sometimes the food in question is identical to the previous meal , which was consumed greedily . |
| 7 | But this can not be the whole story , for David Rhodes and others have discovered that this communication can even take place from tree to tree , where there is no root or other physical contact . |
| 8 | The propaganda onslaught by the Tories and private business interests must have helped to discredit nationalisation , but this can not be the whole explanation . |
| 9 | It follows that this can also be the only source of power available to parents or guardians faced with the task of civilising a new-born infant . |
| 10 | An arrangement like this can often be the best of both worlds . |
| 11 | ‘ But these ca n't be the only versions ? ’ |
| 12 | Surely that ca n't be the proper way to run an election . ’ |