Example sentences of "can be like [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lordship in question is the novelist 's , not only in the usual sense , often forgotten , that every word of the novel is his , but also because the speech of its characters can be like that of the narrator , and indeed like that of the writer of Kingsley Amis 's discursive prose . |
| 2 | No one can be like that all the time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It can be like that with animals , ’ said Masklin . |
| 4 | It can be like that in my business , too . ’ |
| 5 | And your life can be like that . |
| 6 | And yes certainly , you and I can be like that . |
| 7 | At that moment , and perhaps for an hour afterwards , I was on Cloud Nine — in a state of happiness , contentment , euphoria , joy and utter peace such as I have never experienced before or since : everything is all right , an inner voice said , and everything from now on will always be all right ; how wonderful to know that life can be like this . |
| 8 | Moreover , problems can be like Chinese whispers : the parents may be quite surprised at what you have been told about them and their problems . |