Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Symbolism can be another complicating factor because art operates on many levels of understanding . |
| 2 | ‘ Iggy Pop can be tarty onstage but if Wendy James does it , it 's tacky . |
| 3 | The client who receives the product can be any external source buying the software , or an in-house party . |
| 4 | The client who receives the product can be any external source buying the software , or an in-house party . |
| 5 | According to my dictionary , a tree can be any perennial plant having a self-supporting woody main stem . |
| 6 | The triggering disturbance can be another turbulent region . |
| 7 | ‘ You can get that feel with man-made fabrics too — a big well-cut , microfibre parka can be real earthy if it 's done right . ’ |
| 8 | The day can be one long confrontation and by the evening both parent and child feel distressed and disturbed by the battles and arguments that have taken place . |
| 9 | In their absence , the information circulating about the green form scheme can be haphazard depending upon the enthusiasm of voluntary and statutory advice agencies and the activities of local law societies . |
| 10 | For a round cake , the strip can be one continuous piece ; for a square or rectangle , cut a strip for each side . |
| 11 | In this sense , a sentence can be any finite sequence of terminal symbols . |
| 12 | For a verb such as ’ collide ’ , all that is specified by the case restrictions is that the object case can be any inanimate entity . |