Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One group of fish , called because of the beauty of their coloration , butterfly fish , show how diverse such patterning can be within one small family . |
| 2 | Lunch can be at four , dinner at ten ( blame it on the midday heat ) . |
| 3 | A miner 's resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute , compared with about 70 for a typical male . |
| 4 | Pressure delivery can be from 500 psi to 2000 psi or more 1000 psi is usually the limit for interior use . |
| 5 | Usually one , or both , of the following conditions are said to hold : ( a ) No particular can be in two places at once . |
| 6 | If place is to be defined in terms of co-ordinates , the assumption that no particular can be in two places at once presupposes the ( logical ) possibility of a unique designation by means of co-ordinates of every single position in space , i.e. the possibility , in principle , of setting up an all-embracing co-ordinate system ; making it possible to differentiate unambiguously every point in space from any other from a given origin . |
| 7 | And if so , we can not , without qualifications , assert that no particular can be in two places at once . |
| 8 | The basic framework can be of 75 x 50mm rough sawn timber , clad either side with sheet plasterboard . |
| 9 | The insults or stresses which cause the imbalances and so give rise to disease can be of two types : |