Example sentences of "can [be] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Woodlands , however , can be at some distance , as people will only need to fetch firewood , poles , and so on for tools and fencing , or timber for construction , periodically . |
| 2 | Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen . |
| 3 | I have just indicated one way in which criticism centred on the theory dependence of observation can be to some extent evaded by the inductivists , and I am convinced that they will be able to think of further ingenious defences . |
| 4 | As a final word , for those who are novices in the world of finding somewhere to sleep in the wilds , I can be of some assistance . |
| 5 | ‘ Livée , perhaps you can be of some help to Citizen Vaubrun , ’ said Mme de Ratho pointedly . |
| 6 | One technique which can be of some help in deciding on the nature of an electronic transition is resonance Raman spectroscopy ( see Section 5.17 ) . |