Example sentences of "[pron] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've persuaded the people who matter that I 'm the best man to work with you to help us clear this up , but I 'm like a football manager , Cameron ; I can be replaced at a moment 's notice and I 'm only as good as the results I get . |
| 2 | I feel like I can be contributed towards for I must admit that , I do feel as though I could be pulling my weight a bit , especially when Chris worries about money . |
| 3 | I mean , I do n't see how I can be involved here politically , it 's not my place . |
| 4 | This can be seen by computing the scalar invariant given here by ( 9.22 ) Using ( 9.6 ) and ( 9.13 ) , I can be seen to be unbounded when for all values of k 1 and k 2 in the required range ( 9.9 ) . |
| 5 | I 'll give you a number where I can be reached in any emergency . ’ |
| 6 | Shame on me for this is the first issue of SR I 've ever read ( Nov ) , but I hope it will not be the last , for may I say , I think I may have at last found a space where I can be heard — most women 's magazines shun the type of letter I submit — not cosy enough for their letters pages , I suspect . |
| 7 | ‘ I may yet be of some temporary use to my Chapter if I can be salvaged . |
| 8 | Now I can be constipatied constipated and I can be the other way . |
| 9 | Now I can be constipatied constipated and I can be the other way . |
| 10 | One is that I can be prepared for what is going to be available here sooner or later and so be able to combat it . |
| 11 | Of course I can be mistaken about the meanings of the words I use , but this will not show that I have any mistaken beliefs about my present sensory states . |
| 12 | That way she can keep her puritanical role as keeper of the rules , and I can be represented as a rude anarchist . |
| 13 | Like every rule , it has means by which it is enforced ; in this case , if I break the rule of driving on the left-hand side of the road I can be prosecuted under a law of the land . |
| 14 | I can not be refuted if I claim that my visual sense-field contains a yellow sense-content , but I can be refuted if I go on to claim that there exists a yellow object that is responsible for my sense-content . |
| 15 | I have spent most of my career in two specific areas and therefore I am sure I can be forgiven for saying a special thank you and farewell to Inroads and an extra special thank you and goodbye to Roadcare . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day . |
| 17 | If I can make these changes , I can be freed from my captivity to unwanted stress . |
| 18 | I can be contacted every day this week at Whitelion on 01 837 4836 ( or fax 01 833 0013 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ If you need me I can be contacted on the phone . |
| 20 | I can be contacted at the Giffnock Group , Glasgow , . |
| 21 | If you should require additional information I can be contacted on 469–5469 . |
| 22 | I can be contacted on . |
| 23 | That way I can be liberated from them , receive my freedom . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ At least I can be flattered that you do n't find me sly or boring . ’ |
| 25 | Just because I 'm a girl I can be brushed aside as if I 'm of no account . |
| 26 | ‘ If you want the exact quantities , buy my book , ’ he said at one point , one eye in the direction of the BBC publicity department , before adding , as the other swivelled down towards his drink , ‘ if I can be bothered to write it . ’ |
| 27 | They get washed whenever I can be bothered , or whenever my mother raids my bedroom . |
| 28 | Might turn out my bedroom if I can be bothered . |
| 29 | I know but I but I do n't know if I can be bothered tonight . |
| 30 | Maybe ta , sort the clothes if I can be bothered . |