Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pron] can [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also review the history of the main hypotheses of atherogenesis : response to injury , lipid infiltration , monoclonal smooth muscle proliferation , thrombogenic ‘ encrustation ’ , and autoimmunity , but they weave these together into what can fairly be called a consensus view . |
| 2 | Indeed , so firmly did they reject the view that adults should be given the right to choose their own cinema entertainment — ‘ whatever turns you on ’ , as the saying went — that their Report marked the beginning of a historic swing of the pendulum away from what can now be seen as the libertarian heyday of British media law . |
| 3 | One member followed me around all day abusing me verbally with what can only be called dirty talk . |
| 4 | Although I 'm strongly against what can only be described as the ‘ bastardisation ’ of a property , a little out-of-keeping decor is often unavoidable unless you restrict yourself to a very limited range of choice . |
| 5 | A seven-year-old lovable imp turned overnight into what can only be described as a ‘ demon ’ . |