Example sentences of "can [verb] to [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within families the complexity and inter-relatedness of expectation and need can appear to be a perplexing and entirely confusing maze . |
| 2 | It is perhaps tempting to assume , after the Government 's recent ban on ivory imports , that the UK can claim to be a shining example of those striving to control the trade in wild animals and plants and their products . |
| 3 | I can begin to be a real father to my girls and prepare for the day when I 'll be a grandfather to their children . |
| 4 | To witness the atrocities men can sink to is a bizarre experience : we all belong to the human race ; we are all guilty . |
| 5 | I ca n't see that they can afford to be a high profile company ? |
| 6 | It reveals how close U2 can come to being a straightforward rock group — one of those ! — and simultaneously how far they can move away from that . |