Example sentences of "[noun] can be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sexual images can be about liberation , which is why the moral Right wants to ban them . |
| 2 | It 's only then that you realise just what a dictatorship can be like . ’ |
| 3 | Neil can be in it and look after it . |
| 4 | André and I are both fluent , but I 've seen how disadvantaged an outsider can be without any knowledge of the language . ’ |
| 5 | The enthusiasm for partnership by individual secondary schools can be of great advantage to primary schools and their pupils . |
| 6 | In injuries and accidents , the injury remedies can be of great value , and even when surgery is indicated they can be helpful in shortening the post-operative period and in speeding up the recovery process . |
| 7 | The Monsal Dale Viaduct was built in 1862 to carry the Midland Railway across the valley of the River Wye , so that , as Ruskin put it , ‘ every fool in Buxton can be in Bakewell in half an hour ’ . |
| 8 | The transformer can be inside the house or in the garden shed or garage — provided this is dry and there is a mains electricity supply . |
| 9 | With older , annular-type heaters , the tappings can be on opposite sides of the cylinder . |
| 10 | Study can be on a full-time or part-time basis , from one to three years . |
| 11 | The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ? |
| 12 | Some LEAs are in the process of major reorganization themselves , so that heads can be on the receiving end of a stream of directives and initiatives that contradict and countermand each other quicker than they can be assimilated . |
| 13 | Always remember that too much of any essence can be over stimulating , or in the opposite extreme , stupefying — so please use the oils in the correct concentrations ( see page 48 ) . |
| 14 | The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest . |
| 15 | If the provision of legal services is to be limited to those matters in which the sufferer realises that there is a situation of difficulty for which the law provides a means of solution and with which a lawyer can be of assistance much of the pioneering work of law centres would be nullified . |
| 16 | The initial investment can be of any size . |
| 17 | Investment can be in the with-profits fund or unit-linked . |
| 18 | How effective the judiciary can be in fulfilling such a role is another matter . |
| 19 | When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance . |
| 20 | The second role of the informal interview can be in an enquiry where the researcher is engaged in exploratory work , often of an academic type . |
| 21 | Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen . |
| 22 | The emotional relationships can be of aggression , depression and , most of all , schizoid withdrawal . |
| 23 | Control formats based on escape sequences can be of indefinite length , and page description languages can be extremely powerful . |
| 24 | Shut your mouth , so , and see how speedy Ewan can be at getting that fuzz scraped off your face . |
| 25 | Entries can be on a postcard laid out in the manner of the entry coupon . |
| 26 | Entries can be on a postcard laid out in the manner of the coupon . |
| 27 | Delegation can be to individuals , groups and even other organizations . |
| 28 | In the case of registered title , if the wife is purchasing the husband 's interest in the property , a search in usual form ( Form 94A ) at HM Land Registry is appropriate ; otherwise a search should be made on Form 94C , although as the wife is a trustee of the legal estate with the husband , this search can be of little value , particularly as it confers no priority ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r9 ) . |
| 29 | The search can be for the ‘ lost object ’ , i.e. , ‘ good ’ management ; ‘ good ’ relations ( cf. |
| 30 | Such data can be of positive use in detecting local trends and issues , as was seen in Chapter 2 . |