Example sentences of "but it can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the ground the feeling only lasts a fraction of a second , but it can be more severe and prolonged during flight . |
| 2 | This will depend on the parents ' working hours , but it can be a long day , possibly 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.mm. , or even longer . |
| 3 | Fixing kitchen units to walls always poses problems for the ‘ one-man ’ DIYer , but it can be simplified . |
| 4 | A baby is a joy , but it can be a stinking , leaking prison for a young lone mother . ’ |
| 5 | But it can be difficult to get in and out of and there may be times when it 's too warm — then what do you do ? |
| 6 | It is not easy to kill a dragon , but it can be done , and there are many handy manuals to teach an aspiring hero the tricks of his trade . |
| 7 | Its function is basically to cover a woman 's hair and hide the shape of her breasts but it can be worn in a variety of ways , draped round the top half of her body and head , folded over her chest and hanging over her shoulders or loosely placed round her neck . |
| 8 | This requires care and patience in the preparation , performance , and marking of the tests but it can be most rewarding . |
| 9 | But it can be avoided . |
| 10 | I love it just as it is but it can be sauced with burnt brandy . |
| 11 | But it can be done — with your help . |
| 12 | But it can be a bit dangerous if you 've had a few drinks , because you keep pumping the thing up and forgetting about it . ’ |
| 13 | Of course , each German state retains the right to self-determination , but it can be only exercised in the context of other norms and principles of international law . |
| 14 | Cheshire is actually sold when it is one to two months old , but it can be matured for over a year . |
| 15 | This sounds compelling and attractive but it can be promiscuous as well . |
| 16 | Yoga may not do much for stamina , but it can be excellent for suppleness and also relatively good for strength . |
| 17 | On its own this principle provides information only about relative output , but it can be extended when used in conjunction with the estimation of the size of a coinage based on counting its dies ( see p. 45 ) . |
| 18 | HOURS : ‘ Normally 9 am to 6 pm , but it can be longer . ’ |
| 19 | Over the years the Ladies ' Minutes , whilst complete , give no more than a glimpse of the main Club 's activity , but it can be deduced that clubhouse alterations were made in 1914 and again in 1920 at which period the course was also altered . |
| 20 | The development of the television subgenre of the novelistic is not a completed form and may never reach classical definition , but it can be traced historically from forms of narrative inherited from radio , theatre and popular entertainment to forms more appropriate to the specific conditions of television . |
| 21 | Dandruff ca n't be cured but it can be controlled if you use specialised products such as those made to counteract the problem . |
| 22 | But it can be very pleasant . |
| 23 | Not only is the end product more valuable than slurry or FYM , but it can be spread much thinner ( 7 or 8 tons to the acre as opposed to 15 tons of FYM ) . |
| 24 | I enjoy band work but it can be like a habit , to the detriment of our normal lives . |
| 25 | The justice meted out in children 's games ( like that on the screen ) may be rough and ready , but it can be argued that ‘ violent play ’ is by no means all negative . |
| 26 | But it can be done inside the head . |
| 27 | Bacterial meningitis is quite a rare disease but it can be very serious and requires urgent treatment with antibiotics . |
| 28 | Similes may be dangerous , but it can be suggested that the man who produces a well-made brick makes a better contribution to housing than does the man who builds a large mansion on insecure foundations . |
| 29 | The informal interview can not generally be used to test hypotheses very accurately , but it can be used most fruitfully to clarify them and to elaborate them . |
| 30 | When we discuss the use of self-completed questionnaires this will be a special point of detail , but it can be a major problem in interview surveys also . |