Example sentences of "they can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be sluggish in movement , especially as they grow older , and may tend to be stubborn and inflexible as children . |
| 2 | Once again , they are not terribly accurate , but when facing the massed ranks of a horde army such as the Skaven they can be devastating . |
| 3 | ‘ I fail to see how they can be private when they 're about me . ’ |
| 4 | Well I 'll be polite , and er , they , their weaknesses , the problem is , they can be over-enthusiastic and not follow on , on things . |
| 5 | They can be touchy and hypersensitive to rejection , and their social skills are , as yet , underdeveloped . |
| 6 | They can be mercenary then generous , charitable then selfish , sophisticated and then infantile . |
| 7 | Again , they are mainly to be found in London , and because there is a high demand for their skills , they can be confident of a steady supply of engagements . |
| 8 | They can be temperamental in the press , but look really lovely when pressed successfully . |
| 9 | Like most superstars , they can be temperamental , capricious , and hard to direct . |
| 10 | They can be simple and like wild roses , suitable for woodland gardens ; or formal for town gardens . |
| 11 | So you 've got to create something quite simple and effective in which they can be successful , which is n't so demanding as you would for the other group . |
| 12 | Mick , the National Officer has been er , the link between these organizations and I hope that the er , Professional erm , Boxers ' Association will give some credit to the G M B in erm , establishing themselves and we hope , as an organization , that in the future that they can be successful and we can be sure they will be because they 've not only got the likes of Barry but they 've got many other , prominent er , boxers who will , I 'm sure , establish erm , the Association in a very er , positive fashion . |
| 13 | If the Japanese want a government they can be proud of , they must stop voting for permit-wielding , contract-fixing crooks . |
| 14 | Nicknames assumed ( and still assume ) many forms — they can be logical or illogical — some describing physical peculiarities , others mental or moral qualities ; they may take the form of animal names , being thus descriptive of appearance or disposition . |
| 15 | . Their weaknesses they can be hypercritical , and over-serious . |
| 16 | And the reason that they 're a pain to work with , is because they can be impractical and not very good at communicating with other people . |
| 17 | They can be rough , ragged , they can have fights onstage , but they were never meant to be a workaday band . |
| 18 | Pray God to purify and refine them , so that they can be sharp enough and strong enough to cleave like a great blade through the selfishness . |
| 19 | Because they can be noisy , they are usually sited in remote areas |
| 20 | ‘ They can be tiring , ca n't they ? ’ |
| 21 | Before they can be involved in any kind of action , the code symbols of DNA have to be translated into another medium . |
| 22 | Able-bodied men and women between 18 and 60 have been prevented from leaving Sarajevo so that they can be available for military or wartime government service . |
| 23 | Though Arians are infamously impatient , they can be cool customers when the stakes are high enough to make them concentrate . |
| 24 | They can be tricky to make , but by following our step-by-step guide , you 'll have perfect truffles every time . |
| 25 | The standards in many of them are excellent , but in others they can be low . |
| 26 | They are a sign of poor planning and of not thinking sufficiently far ahead , but they can be useful as an option , just as sideslipping is an extra skill which can prevent a serious overshoot and a broken glider . |
| 27 | Since advertisements are often dated , they can be useful in establishing priority of issues ; but they can also be misleading and should always be interpreted with caution . |
| 28 | Once scornful of cable companies , telephone firms have learnt that they can be useful . |
| 29 | They can be useful sources of old furniture , usually chipboard based but quite handy for shelves or backing . |
| 30 | They can be particularly appropriate to smaller villages since they can be small-scale and use small plots of land , and as a result they are more likely to receive planning permission . |