Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [be] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course I can be mistaken about the meanings of the words I use , but this will not show that I have any mistaken beliefs about my present sensory states . |
| 2 | I can be contacted at the Giffnock Group , Glasgow , . |
| 3 | ‘ If you need me I can be contacted on the phone . |
| 4 | All right , so I took full responsibility for the organisation of the sale , but there is no way I can be blamed for the outcome . |
| 5 | I suppose I can be civilised about the thing . " |
| 6 | You see to what depths ( heights ? ) of pedantry I can be driven by the glint of steel ? |
| 7 | I can be found with the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers who are a part of Sir Colin Halkett 's brigade . ’ |
| 8 | She can be contacted via the Science , Technology and Working Life Department of the NMS or the Art History Department at St Andrews University . |
| 9 | ‘ Cricket must now be the only sport in which you can be punished for the same offence twice and , who knows , maybe three times if he appeals ! |
| 10 | The dinner table and chairs are elegant yet comfortable , and you can be assured of the finest tableware and crystal for meals at home . |
| 11 | You can be strangled from the front or behind , by one hand , two hands or the arms ; if properly strangled , you will pass out in a matter of seconds . |
| 12 | From the top floors you can be inspired by the panoramic views across the City and from all the floors you , can look out onto a vast covered court . |
| 13 | The important thing is to be aware of these weak points yourself so that you can be prepared with the best positive interpretation of them if the interviewer picks them up . |
| 14 | For a subscription of £3 per annum you can be included on the Mailing List and will receive advance notice of all events . |
| 15 | You can be married between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm , at the discretion of the person performing the ceremony . |
| 16 | Surely we can be warned by the horrors being perpetrated in the former Yugoslavia about the results of political , religious and ethnic intransigence . |
| 17 | By nature we can not be divine , uncreated life , but we can be adopted into the redeemed humanity of Jesus . |
| 18 | We can be locked into the ritual just as we become locked into a dance sequence once we have entered upon it . |
| 19 | Through them we can be reassured of the continuing popularity of Medau , in spite of today 's selection of heavily publicised good , bad and indifferent alternative movement methods . |
| 20 | Cabaret or Annie Hall : when we watch a re-run on the box , we can be overwhelmed by the most unexpected nostalgia . |
| 21 | The ground will be bursting at the seams and buzzing and we can be encouraged by the fact that have tended to produce our best form against the big sides . |
| 22 | Salim 's flight to whatever is to become of him can be compared to the movement of these flowers , and to the Romeward journey in Virgil . |
| 23 | The necessity for speed in adaptation of agricultural technology exists because of these self-reproducing and self-reinforcing processes — fairly rapid population growth ; political and economic neglect of marginal environments except where they can be exploited for the production of commodities for the national and international market ; and a stagnant production per unit worker and area for the majority of the population . |
| 24 | They can be treated in the short term with an anti-male hormone injection from the vet and this will see them safely through difficult periods without the need for the unkindest cut . |
| 25 | So that they can be turned onto the track like going to the goods show . |
| 26 | But the images of beauty may be lost and forgotten and a mnemonic is needed so that they can be recalled to the mind easily . |
| 27 | Otherwise they can be grown by the filter outlet at corners of the tank . |
| 28 | If anyone would like their entries returned they can be collected from the Publicity Office ( Room 066 , Building A32 ) from Monday , 1 March . |
| 29 | Then if enough information is amassed they can be sacked without the union going on strike . |
| 30 | They can be prepared by the removal of carbon dioxide ( decarboxylation ) from the appropriate alkanoic acid , e.g. methane is prepared by heating soda lime ( calcium oxide with sodium hydroxide ) with ethanoic acid . |