Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell believes Walsh to be the hardest bowler he has kept to because of his variation : ‘ You can never be stay in the right place — one ball will hit you in the chest and the next wo n't really come through . |
| 2 | It can only be obtuseness or a refusal to believe that can still lead the Opposition to make that claim . |
| 3 | It can only be silf . |
| 4 | It can only be canvas . |
| 5 | And if his dedication does n't falter , like so many who have claimed the ultimate prize , he can still be champion on the day Tyson becomes a free man again . |
| 6 | He can change his ministers ; but unless he is a transcendent genius he can never be master of the conduct of affairs . ’ |