Example sentences of "can [be] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was quite sorry to do so because I liked the manufacturing process very much indeed , but I do n't believe you can be both a manufacturer and a retailer . |
| 2 | For example , a 30 second live report which is due to take place at the same time as Martina Navratilova is about to serve for the match can be both a reporter 's dream and a producer 's nightmare . |
| 3 | The water can be both a barrier to our travel and a pathway for our commerce . |
| 4 | Landscape and the sacred sites within it can be both an inspiration for art and the stage on which that artistic expression is played out . |
| 5 | We get scabies , and we have internal worms , and for those of us whose interests bring them close to mammals or birds , parasites can be just a part of the job . |
| 6 | Some people prefer to hold the script ; others like to read off a lectern , which can be simply a tray propped up on a couple of books . |
| 7 | The celebration of working-class culture on its own can be simply an acceptance of oppression , a refusal to recognise the often racist and male nature of that culture , a romantic blindness to rapid change in the social composition of the working class . |
| 8 | When , acting for a buyer , you come to draft the document that will vest the unregistered property in your client , this can be either a conveyance or a form of transfer adapted to the particular property and title . |
| 9 | So it is not true that the place the wisdom poet saw " can be either a field or a vineyard , but not both " . |
| 10 | For example , a male ferret can be either a hob or a jack , while a female is a bitch or a jill . |
| 11 | A receiver appointed out of court can be either a receiver or an administrative receiver , the difference between them being that the latter is a receiver appointed under a charge which as created was a floating charge . |
| 12 | The part of the foot used in the strike can be either the edge or the heel . |
| 13 | The signatory for non–statutory adverts can be either the Director of Planning or the Regional Secretary . |
| 14 | We can put ourselves in the place of the poet or the friend ; we can be either the sender or the receiver . |
| 15 | Firstly , the ethics derive from the interpretation of science as they do in all randomised trials ; secondly , quantitative estimates of efficacy are needed , to be balanced against reasonable estimates of possible adverse effects ; thirdly , in prevention trials the ethics can be largely a resource based argument with equity an overriding consideration ; and , fourthly , there should not be one law for practitioners and another for researchers . |
| 16 | And high quality greetings cards can be twice the price of those shown here . |
| 17 | It was held that such a grant where the application was for a full new licence constitutes a refusal and can be competently the subject of an appeal under 5.17(4) . |
| 18 | Here the problem of trespass from neighbouring urban areas can be almost a way of life for some harassed farmers with continual problems of damaged or stolen crops , dumped rubbish , damage to fences , gates and farm buildings and machinery and the worrying of livestock . |
| 19 | But for her the chance of actually buying can be only a dream . |
| 20 | The Andean lines , like the British leys , are only rarely associated with astronomical orientations , so archaeoastronomy can be only a part of the linear mystery , not vice versa . |
| 21 | Suffering happens , is not chosen , is a ‘ misfortune ’ ; shall we say that , since by nature attention quickens only as a function of the organism striving towards its goals , the optimum of internal and external stimulation to awareness can be only a matter of chance ? |
| 22 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 23 | Now that good double blind studies have proved its worth — which Kay chooses to ignore — the technique is becoming increasingly available under the NHS , and it can be only a matter of time before his conversion is assured . |
| 24 | But this can be only the start . |
| 25 | This Livebearer can be quite a fighter and so keep just one male with a few females . |
| 26 | Pour some oil into a small dish ( do not pour oil onto your partner 's body , it can be quite a shock ) , oil your hands , then rub them together to warm the oil . |
| 27 | So of course it can be quite a shock when you discover that your mum or maybe your aunt has Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 28 | When the suit is wet , it traps a thin layer of water between the body and the suit and your body quickly warms that up to a comfortable working temperature but if you fall in when the suit is dry , the cold water can be quite a shock and so a good trick in cold weather is to put the wet suit on in a hot shower and then over the top you wear a spray suit again to keep off the wind and to protect the wetsuit . |
| 29 | It can be quite a craze in a neighbourhood for a while and then almost disappear . |
| 30 | No , if they bid for the franchise , then , and get it , obviously that franchise runs for the period , and by the way , a lot of the criticisms in the film , I think were based on a misunderstanding that all the franchises are going to be short , they 're not , those where there 's a substantial investment going in can be quite a bit longer |