Example sentences of "can [be] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can be both part of the international abstract art and some of his work is abstract , and even in that context bring into it qualities that once one knows the idiom people can recognize as purely English and one can also , at the same time as he was much of the time , be a figurative artist that do landscapes , interiors , figure paintings ( rarely ) , and figure drawings of a very high quality , and again they are partly of an international modern and they are partly essentially English works . |
| 2 | Acting can be both pleasure and torture — but it is not fun and people are sometimes more concerned with the image of being an actor ‘ at work ’ rather than just working . |
| 3 | A record type can be a member of one or more sets and can be both owner and member but not of the same set . |
| 4 | However , a record type can not be a member of more than one set of the same type , and no record type can be both owner and member of the same set type . |
| 5 | Sometimes , of course , it is ; but sometimes , too , it can be simply pleasure , equally shared . |
| 6 | The sides of the lining can be temporarily hand stitched to the sides of the curtain , if desired . |
| 7 | But because there is some uncertainty about what it is to be a professional librarian and how to respond professionally to many situations , there can be rather tao many difficult decisions to be made ; and the dilemma is not helped by the weakness of the profession , both inherent and externally perceived , on the issue of censorship . |
| 8 | In around 6 months time I 'll have one of these famed degrees ( hopefully ) and at times I can be equally dopey … to the extent that the same thing happenend to me regarding my cashcard . |
| 9 | Substrate can be either aquarium sand or , if you prefer , gravel . |
| 10 | Failure to obey any instructions he or she might issue in this context may amount to the statutory offence of obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty , for which the sentence can be either imprisonment or a substantial fine . |
| 11 | Personal Pensions are ‘ money purchase ’ plans whereby the retirement benefits depend mainly on the amount of funds paid in and the return on investment , whereas the company schemes can be either money purchase or ‘ final salary ’ , where the benefits are based on the employee 's salary and length of service . |
| 12 | Available in a variety of sizes , the table linen can be either hand or gently machine washed and will provide pleasure for years to come . |
| 13 | If your partner is suffering from aching muscles and joints which the massage may not have completely soothed , try the following technique which can be amazingly pain relieving and balancing to the emotions . |
| 14 | Projects can be relatively time consuming to complete and assess . |
| 15 | It is uncommon for schools to use processes such as critical path analysis because they can be very time consuming unless used by experts , although simpler versions may be worth considering for example stocks and flows models . |
| 16 | Style is important , but in a long document it can be very time consuming to check that the headings , subheadings and body text all conform to the same pattern . |
| 17 | With information coming from 90 governing bodies , Touchline can be very time consuming , however , if we receive the information in legible writing and a clear format we will be able to work more efficiently in the future . |
| 18 | It can be very time consuming and it often depends on unstructured verbal communication because of this . |
| 19 | They 're the times when when actually look at which ones we 'd use remember the strengths in these some of the biggest yes you can go into greater detail you can see the reaction face to face you 'll get feedback straight away verbal as well as non-verbal er you know immediately what the answer is if there 's if you 're waiting for some sort of reply to it , you 'll have more effect because it 's face to face erm , cheap on material but it 's expensive on time you do n't have a formal written record and it can be very time consuming . |
| 20 | Sheep can be very sort of skittish and excitable . |
| 21 | Although there are centres of excellence to be found , their contribution to reducing endemic levels of sexually transmitted diseases can be only minute when compared with the extent of the problem . |
| 22 | Even unravelling the cause can be so time consuming that many managers merely give up the struggle . |
| 23 | They can be extremely irritant to the skin and have a very low degree of bio-degradability in purification plants . |
| 24 | But winning new sponsorship deals can be extremely time consuming and frustrating for the organisers . |
| 25 | It is difficult to share the work without each group showing what they have done — which can be unproductively time consuming . |