Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The only things there were pictures , I can be categoric about that . ’ |
| 2 | I can be rational about everything except the point which most immediately concerns me , how to conduct my life . |
| 3 | ‘ Reckon as how our Alice 's another as I can be proud of , ’ she said . |
| 4 | I can be proud of my service for God … what Christ has done through me … . |
| 5 | One thing I can be certain of is that we have all been involved in rows , misunderstandings and quarrels . |
| 6 | I can be certain of who I am , no matter what happens in the world around me . ’ |
| 7 | So that I can be sure of having them always , |
| 8 | ‘ I know now to expect the unexpected , but the one thing I can be sure of is that we all have lots of laughs making the show . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm his sister , so I can be blunt about it . |
| 10 | Back in the city there were thousand of people doomed , dying and all unnecessarily because here was plenty , here was sufficient for the whole city and possibly the greatest sin that you and I can be guilty of and that the church is generally guilty of , but you know when we talk about the church generally its , its so easy because that 's general , you and I that are the church , not the denomination , not the organization , it you and I , possibly the greatest sin that we can be guilty of is the sin of silence , I 'm not talking now about a rude , belligerent , discourteous , butting hole , button holding of people , I 'm not talking about that , I do n't see any place in gods word for that sort of attitude or that sort of approach but are we still silent , what about with those with whom we have the right , because we 've created a relationship , because they know us and they 've seen us and they 've seen the experiences we 've gone through and they 've seen what god has done in our lives , what about with those people do we wait for others to do it , shifting the responsibility . |
| 11 | Besides two short piano pieces from Sanctus , Words For The Dying also includes the luminous The Soul of Carmen Miranda , one of three spontaneous and highly promising recordings with Eno that will set the tone for the next album , ‘ a rock'n'roll record I can be happy with because the percussion wo n't hit me over the head . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , I can be ready in ten , but … ’ |
| 13 | It 's not knowing who I can be assertive with |
| 14 | After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings . |
| 15 | ‘ I do think I can be concerned about the problems in America , but I think feeling guilty is useless , and maybe that compounds the arrogance . |
| 16 | She can be useful to them . |
| 17 | May admits she can be irritable at times . |
| 18 | She 's to tell my sister she can be married with honour now . ’ |
| 19 | Has very firm views of her own on most subjects , and she can be impatient with people who do not see things her way . |
| 20 | One fing yer can be sure of — drunk or sober , Joe knows what 's lyin' in that ware'ouse . |
| 21 | BEING THRIFTY Some of the ways in which you can be thrifty with food will be covered in the next chapter and energy management discussed in Chapter 3 , should make a significant difference to your heating bills in the winter . |
| 22 | You can be nice with a slight edge of cynicism like Ludovic Kennedy , Alan Whicker or Desmond Lynam but , in adult television at least , being pleasant about everything all the time is best left to constitutional monarchs . |
| 23 | Equally interestingly , Mr E felt he was managing to convey something of his greater hopefulness to Dave 's mother , using insight-promoting questions when she kept praising her daughter and complaining about Dave , and asking , for instance : ‘ What are the things you can be nice to him about at home ? |
| 24 | You know them that well you can be cocky about it ? |
| 25 | I 'm not all that religious , I reckon you can be good without goin' to Church , and that , but I know wickedness when I see it , and it ought to be put a stop to . ’ |
| 26 | You can be bored about it when you type the tape . |
| 27 | Application for a grant should be made at the same time as the application for an audition in order that you can be sure of your position should you be fortunate enough to be offered a place . |
| 28 | One thing you can be sure of is that the panel will know the words of these characters very well ( they will probably be able to prompt you at any given moment should you ‘ dry ’ ) but each and every time the lines are spoken by a new voice they are different in their texture , humour , drama and music . |
| 29 | If you have any medical queries , from how to clip your dog 's nails to how to cope with hip dysplasia , you can be sure of sound advice |
| 30 | The only thing you can be sure of is that US interest will always come first . |