Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] can [adv] [be] " in BNC.

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1 This is an empirical equation but it can also be derived from free volume considerations by starting with a description of the viscosity of the system .
2 That is to say , the spin is either " up " or " down " with respect to that direction and it can never be a bit " sideways ' .
3 They follow roughly parallel courses down from high mountains to the coastal plain ; all have lochs serving as reservoirs ; all have roads , public or private , that extend far into the interior and there end ; none of them is accessible by road from the west and they can only be approached by wheeled traffic coming from the east .
4 One view , which is supported by the judgment of Lord Denning M.R. in the Court of Appeal in Lonrho is that ‘ it is sufficient if the [ unlawful means ] conspiracy is aimed or directed at the plaintiff and it can reasonably be foreseen that it may injure him , and does in fact injure him ’ and the Supreme Court of Canada has since stated the law in similar terms in a decision in which Lonrho was considered .
5 For example in a flat or apartment , you could buy chairs that would act as occasional chairs ; have them covered in the sort of colour that will go in every room and they can then be distributed throughout the flat and brought together as and when needed .
6 Labour continues to neglect the cause of socialism to this day and it can justifiably be accused of undermining its natural supporters in the province .
7 I mean it can be aware you can be aware of somebody with cerebral palsy having cerebral palsy and you can also be totally unaware that they have it .
8 ‘ Look , Maud , ’ pleaded Mildred , ‘ I know it 's hard for you to believe me , but that frog in the pond really is a magician and he can only be changed back by another magician .
9 Right , word full stop word Erm right , press return a few times then choose centering button and table , insert table , and now we 're going to have a table whe where I thought we could have a number and it can either be times or divide by something and then the answer , so we want how many columns ?
10 They are not known to the rest of the program and they can only be changed from within the procedure or function where they are defined .
11 It was a most fruitful involvement and I can never be grateful enough for what I learned about the long history of Burma and the Buddhist culture which was woven into the life of the people .
12 The bedroom can be a retreat but it can also be a bitter reminder of the comfort you would like to be getting from your partner .
13 It is not only easier to remember everything this way but it can actually be more fun too .
14 In practice the question of the duration of the disability imposed by the springboard doctrine does not frequently arise because most cases concerning confidential information do not come to trial following the grant of an interlocutory injunction and it can therefore be assumed that either the parties settle the action or that interlocutory judgment is treated as final .
15 Thus not only can the dichotic listening paradigm be employed as a tool for investigating brain asymmetry but it can also be used to probe the nature of speech perception .
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