Example sentences of "[pron] can [be] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now I can be constipatied constipated and I can be the other way .
2 Now I can be constipatied constipated and I can be the other way .
3 Some of these sports necessitate the use of motor-powered vehicles which can be the major agents of environmental change and in some cases , such as trail-bike racing , the environmental damage can be substantial .
4 You can be the Prime Minister or a dustman and it 's still the most important thing in the world .
5 On the criteria we 've been talking about today , so find yourself a partner that you have n't worked with today somebody erm if you go in the same group that Kathy 's in because then if it comes up to four o'clock Kathy wants to go then you can be the other partner you 've got half an hour to put on one sheet of paper clearly and concisely what we 've done on communications .
6 You can be the first men to go there — but not to the South Pole !
7 That s when one can be the straight man and the other can have a go at him . ’
8 There can be the desperate feeling that life has passed them by , and they stand on a precipice , wondering whether to jump into the arms of the first person who offers , or risk endless loneliness. ,
9 So they can be the deciding factor in what your programme 's going to be , so it pays to keep them in good trim .
10 added : ‘ A company should develop the counselling skills of its managers so they can be the first step in the process of diagnosis .
11 They can be the best friend you have ever had in the world at one moment and an indifferent stranger the next .
12 They can be the same type of door as for hinged doors , or you could make your own doors from hardboard on a timber frame .
13 The shape of the inner depends on the design of the tent , but to all but lightweight buffs it can be the deciding factor of your purchase .
14 Some people might say advertising reflects society , but I think it can be the other way round .
15 One way of playing it is for the person who gets back first to get one point and it can be the first team to ten .
16 It goes without saying that when a charity do is well organized and welcoming , it can be the greatest joy and can give you a good deal more than you 'd ever anticipated .
17 It can be the dreary horror of ribbon development .
18 SOMETIMES it can be the off-the-cuff ideas that spark innovative business ventures , rather than a painstaking attempt to find that elusive gap in the market .
19 It can be the noisiest thing — like a building crashing down right next to you . ’
20 It can be the worst layout imaginable , but he 'll go into it 100 percent .
21 If he too is just an automaton driven by his genetic predispositions what can be the scientific value of his observations ?
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