Example sentences of "[noun] can [be] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even at Main-Professional-Grade level , the difference in costs between obtaining an experienced teacher of proven worth or a probationer straight out of college can be over £6000 . |
| 2 | However , a record type can not be a member of more than one set of the same type , and no record type can be both owner and member of the same set type . |
| 3 | So the child , can be born to Miss Jones , have a father called Smith , and the child can be either Smith or Jones . |
| 4 | Available in a variety of sizes , the table linen can be either hand or gently machine washed and will provide pleasure for years to come . |
| 5 | With information coming from 90 governing bodies , Touchline can be very time consuming , however , if we receive the information in legible writing and a clear format we will be able to work more efficiently in the future . |
| 6 | But winning new sponsorship deals can be extremely time consuming and frustrating for the organisers . |
| 7 | These are soft lacquer discs which record your ‘ A ’ and ‘ B ’ side from your studio master tape ( these discs can be either 7″ or 12″ , depending on your chosen format ) . |
| 8 | But bear in mind that charges for non-emergencies can be around £150 an hour , plus VAT . |
| 9 | The sides of the lining can be temporarily hand stitched to the sides of the curtain , if desired . |
| 10 | Although there are centres of excellence to be found , their contribution to reducing endemic levels of sexually transmitted diseases can be only minute when compared with the extent of the problem . |
| 11 | Falstaff as ‘ a masculine decayed cornucopious form of the love goddess ’ is amusing as a paradox , though how the boar can be both Mars and Persephone I do not quite see . |
| 12 | the offence is sex neutral so that both homosexual and heterosexual conduct is covered and males and females can be both victims and perpetrators . |
| 13 | Even unravelling the cause can be so time consuming that many managers merely give up the struggle . |
| 14 | Substrate can be either aquarium sand or , if you prefer , gravel . |
| 15 | Often bulbs can be over 45cm ( 18in ) long when established . |
| 16 | Personal Pensions are ‘ money purchase ’ plans whereby the retirement benefits depend mainly on the amount of funds paid in and the return on investment , whereas the company schemes can be either money purchase or ‘ final salary ’ , where the benefits are based on the employee 's salary and length of service . |
| 17 | Projects can be relatively time consuming to complete and assess . |
| 18 | Failure to obey any instructions he or she might issue in this context may amount to the statutory offence of obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty , for which the sentence can be either imprisonment or a substantial fine . |
| 19 | Sheep can be very sort of skittish and excitable . |
| 20 | Only magazines as risky as Mediterraneans can take us into the sort of culture where the same writer can be both Keats and Dylan . |