Example sentences of "can [adv] be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exact origins of the ferret can only be guesswork , but either descendants of the polecat line or variations on the resultant interbreeding between stoats and polecats may have given us the ferret we know today . |
| 2 | It can only be silf . |
| 3 | Whether personal acrimony stimulated Loder can only be surmise , but it is certainly likely that Bill Saxby , jocked off Craganour after the Two Thousand Guineas , would not be bending over backwards to support that horse 's cause in the enquiry in which , as rider of Louvois , he was called to give evidence . |
| 4 | They could even have proven to be the negative experience of small ethnic enclaves defending themselves in hostile environments , but even this viewpoint can only be speculation . |
| 5 | You should be well aware that evolution can only be viewed with hindsight , and whether our species ' rapacious predatory record will prove successful in the long term can only be speculation . |
| 6 | It can only be obtuseness or a refusal to believe that can still lead the Opposition to make that claim . |
| 7 | Education has become part of the political battleground , and its transformation into a non-racial system can only be part of a much broader transformation of society . |
| 8 | The provision as to three months ' notice has to be read with the limitation that there can only be dismissal for good cause . |
| 9 | There can only be description , he wrote , The Big Glass . |
| 10 | Most users believe that the drug is less harmful than the tobacco it is rolled with , but this can only be supposition given the lack of knowledge surrounding the drug 's long-term effects . |
| 11 | The list , however , is hardly impressive and , as in East Anglia , it looks as though Gloucester was acquiring the service of individuals rather than building up a coherent connection — although , in the absence of receivers ' accounts for the duke 's Welsh lordships , this can only be inference . |
| 12 | The list , however , is hardly impressive and , as in East Anglia , it looks as though Gloucester was acquiring the service of individuals rather than building up a coherent connection — although , in the absence of receivers ' accounts for the duke 's Welsh lordships , this can only be inference . |
| 13 | It can only be canvas . |
| 14 | can only be fabliau . |
| 15 | ‘ The result can only be health care services which have virtually no real accountability or contact with the local community , ’ he said . |
| 16 | First , notice that this type of doubt can easily be part of a ‘ compound ’ doubt . |
| 17 | And if his dedication does n't falter , like so many who have claimed the ultimate prize , he can still be champion on the day Tyson becomes a free man again . |
| 18 | John Major 's declaration that the Princess of Wales can still be queen despite the failure of her marriage proved Diana 's ability to manoeuvre the Royal Family to suit herself . |
| 19 | As we have extensive overseas operations , particularly in the USA , there can also be exchange effects when we consolidate our results , assets and liabilities into sterling . |
| 20 | If a pedal car has two seats , there is room for two and there can also be discussion about front and back . |
| 21 | However , there can also be diarrhoea due to food without any major damage to the gut . |
| 22 | But there can also be trickery using material clues . |
| 23 | However States do not always do this and there can also be uncertainty with respect to individual provisions which can be in force as between some parties but not others . |
| 24 | Flooring : Spectrum Green DSP11 from The Designer Range is a latex-backed coir floorcovering that comes in 11 other standard colours but can also be custom dyed to complement other colour schemes . |
| 25 | The USA also has limited equity co-operatives to make housing affordable , while there can also be recourse to corporations and private foundations as possible sources of financial assistance . |
| 26 | This may well be the first fusion process used in a reactor , but there can also be fusion between deuterons alone or between deuterons and nuclei of helium-3 . |
| 27 | The overall result can often be disillusionment for the householder and frustration for housing professionals . |
| 28 | Why is it that the simple act of purchasing something can often be hell ? |
| 29 | Measurements of lichen thalli on surfaces of known dates can be basis for growth curve which can then be basis for indicating age of other surfaces . |
| 30 | ‘ An act done before the giving of a promise to make a payment or to confer some other benefit can sometimes be consideration for the promise . |