Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not the case that individuals or groups can be wrong in their judgements about the nature or status of some theory ? |
| 2 | Dartmoor mist can blanket everything , and some of the ‘ mires ’ , or bogs can be deep . |
| 3 | Many babies are lulled to sleep in cars , but if yours is wakeful and miserable , tapes of music or songs can be useful . |
| 4 | However , where funds can be round , the award of bursaries for education and music tuition has much to be said for it . |
| 5 | And , like those fifteen women , Dickinson knew that , sometimes two — or more — versions of events or feelings can be true . |
| 6 | Unlike Hobbes , however , he allows that ideas or concepts can be general , universal , or abstract , and need not be of particulars . |
| 7 | However , when the thromboxane generation is suppressed it is probable that endoperoxides can be proaggregatory themselves ( Bunting et al , 1983 ) . |
| 8 | While it is true that a sensitive adult will respond intuitively to a child 's language and make numerous adjustments to his or her own language in a way that will reflect the child 's strengths and weaknesses , it may nevertheless be helpful to make these explicit in a written assessment so that intuitions can be further re fined on the basis of objective information . |
| 9 | For the last 30 years his zany humour has shown beginner readers that books can be fun . |
| 10 | We all know that parents can be authoritative or loving . |
| 11 | Although finds can be spectacular objects like the gold mask on Tutankhamun 's mummy , or the pair of gold and millefiori glass shoulder clasps from Sutton Hoo , to an archaeologist , the term covers anything portable that can provide information about an archaeological site . |
| 12 | Accordingly the Vienna Convention on International Organisations provides that organisations can be third parties to a treaty and defines ‘ third States ’ and ‘ third organisations ’ . |
| 13 | In addition , if children are ‘ successfully ’ taught that strangers can be harmful , is there the unwritten ( and worrying ) implication that all non-strangers are harmless ? |
| 14 | The great contrast , according to this moral philosophy , between beliefs and attitudes is that beliefs can be true or false , while attitudes can not be . |
| 15 | The submissions made to your Lordships on the basis of the history of eleemosynary corporations do not seem to me to justify the drawing of such a distinction at the present time once it is accepted that certiorari can be available ( as in Thomas ) on some grounds . |
| 16 | Although ignimbrites can be unconsolidated deposits , the pyroclasts are frequently so hot when deposited that the contained gas is expelled and the individual particles are welded together to form a compact , impervious rock . |
| 17 | It may be that children can be happy and well behaved but also abscond and be frequently punished , but I would need to resolve this apparent contradiction . |
| 18 | The author is not aware of any book dealing with the totality of this field , indeed it is so wide that generalisations can be misleading . |
| 19 | It also urges Government departments and agencies to get together more often so that schemes can be streamlined and integrated . |
| 20 | Or should they be unhappy so others can be happy ? |
| 21 | Wool is very absorbent so marks can be difficult to remove . |
| 22 | Both decisions and acts can be invalid in a public law sense , and in this respect there is no particular reason to distinguish between them . |
| 23 | Offering a varied diet that includes fresh fruit and vegetables can be difficult when a child is faddy . |
| 24 | If he or she has difficulty in speaking , moistening the tongue and lips can be helpful . |
| 25 | The styles and roles can be complementary . |
| 26 | Because the formal parameters which receive the passed parameters are local , all procedures and functions can be reentrant . |
| 27 | In conversation , just like in air travel , arrivals and departures can be difficult , confusing interactions . |
| 28 | And Christians can be involved in the local congregation for mutual ministry and encouragement and evangelism on a slightly larger scale . |
| 29 | Many historic sites and buildings can be cold even in summer , and warm clothing and appropriate footwear may be needed . |
| 30 | ‘ Its effects on individuals and families can be devastating , ’ she said . |