Example sentences of "can [pers pn] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , Mrs Jones , we have a room booked for you on the thirtieth of July — can I be of any assistance to you ? |
| 2 | ‘ Can you be for real ? ’ he muttered . |
| 3 | ‘ But how can you be like that ? ’ |
| 4 | Can we be of any assistance ? |
| 5 | Second , once identified , can they be of any use in helping us solve real-life issues ? |
| 6 | How then can it be worth five more years ? ’ |
| 7 | If the latter , can it be for any offence or only for a serious one , and is the offence in the problem sufficiently serious ? |
| 8 | ‘ Whoever can it be at this time of night ? ’ asked Elizabeth . |
| 9 | Do not keep saying to yourself ‘ But how can it be like that ? ’ because you will get … into a blind alley from which no-one has yet escaped . ’ |
| 10 | How can it be like both ? ’ |