Example sentences of "can be [adj] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes water can be unavailable for two weeks — then life is not so easy . ’ |
| 2 | The introduction of a job-sharing scheme can be useful in two differing circumstances : first , where there are insufficient full-time posts to meet the number of applicants and , second , when the posts can not be filled due to insufficient numbers . |
| 3 | Although the time it takes an egg to travel from the ovary to the womb can be five to eight days , the egg itself can only be fertilised in the first 6–24 hours following ovulation . |
| 4 | The rich and famous — and Kylie by now was both — will always be magnets for those disturbed characters like John Lennon 's slayer , Mark Chapman ; psychotics , infatuated with the darker side of Andy Warhol 's chilling message — everyone can be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 5 | Observers expect the Santa Cruz Operation to announce a profit for its first quarter shortly : the market is expected to want the company to prove it can be profitable for one further quarter through to March — without Larry Michels — before issuing an initial public offering next April with the aim of going public in June . |
| 6 | With efficient management , you can be one of two teams promoted at the end of the 14-game season . |
| 7 | Whatever the tax base , the taxes levied can be one of two types , either specific ( lump sum ) or ad valorem . |
| 8 | The compound flag can be one of two alternatives : start of compound/phrase ; or part of compound/phrase . |
| 9 | With the latter meaning , a head can be one of four types : low ; high ( when emphatic , called " stopping " ) ; ; falling ( when emphatic , called " sliding " ) and rising ( when emphatic called " climbing " ) . |
| 10 | The planning decisions of the authority can be one of three kinds : unconditional permission , permission subject to such conditions as is thought fit , or refusal . |
| 11 | But we can be sure of one thing : before the end of the century we will see the telephone metamorphose into the mobile audio-visual communications centre it has long had the potential to become . |
| 12 | All things considered , you can be sure of one thing in your BMW . |
| 13 | As nearly as one person can be sure of 18,000 others , the image gained their assent . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , I can be ready in ten , but … ’ |
| 15 | They can be kept singularly or in small groups , but ensure the aquarium has plenty of hiding places , for these fish can be aggressive towards one another . |
| 16 | It also involves rescheduling the whole programme so that decisions on commitments to production can be deferred until nineteen ninety five , with first deliveries to United Kingdom and Italy occurring in the year two thousand and to er Spain and Germany in two thousand and two . |
| 17 | Such an order can be swiftly obtained if necessary and can be operative within 24 hours of the decision of the local authority . |
| 18 | For example , if the category can take the values 1 to 7 , the factory number can be 01 to 11 , the product type can be 01 to 37 , and the number of products in the type can range from 001 to 999 , with 147 being the largest required at present ( the number varies with type ) , then we might have the following runs of continuous numbers made up of the digits representing the category , factory , product type and number of products : |
| 19 | For example , if the category can take the values 1 to 7 , the factory number can be 01 to 11 , the product type can be 01 to 37 , and the number of products in the type can range from 001 to 999 , with 147 being the largest required at present ( the number varies with type ) , then we might have the following runs of continuous numbers made up of the digits representing the category , factory , product type and number of products : |