Example sentences of "it can [be] [adj] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also noted , in chapter 3 , that it can be misleading to apply the norms of mainstream and centralized varieties to the description of divergent language states . |
| 2 | It can be helpful to check the environment and materials used in the classroom in terms of the functional vision of the pupils . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , such fictions are not meant to be taken literally , for it can be dangerous to indulge the Gothic imagination in ordinary life , as Catherine learns to her cost at Northanger Abbey . |
| 4 | Most writers have their own pet hobby-horses , and it can be dangerous to swallow the ideas of a single author hook , line , and sinker in the early stages . |
| 5 | For senior posts it can be instructive to do the opposite to see how far the candidate can cope with the stress . |
| 6 | It can be possible to preselect the final choice by ‘ fiddling ’ the criteria . |
| 7 | Since we are generally concerned to detect deviations from average , it can be useful to show the row and column averages where these make sense . |
| 8 | Where there is a significant interval of time between a careless act and consequent damage it can be unhelpful to isolate the ingredients of the tort into duty , breach and damage . |
| 9 | However , if the receiver continues to bleep in its working position on the ground , and no ferret has been located in the hole being dug , it can be advisable to turn the volume down to the lowest . |
| 10 | It can be painful to leave the house in which we were born or the house in which our children were born . |
| 11 | It can be difficult to appreciate the amount by which the ground surface has been raised in this way . |
| 12 | This is why it can be difficult to judge the temperament of a horse you intend to buy . |
| 13 | It can be difficult finding the leg position so remember that most of the gull 's weight is forward ; so place them almost under and in line with the head . |
| 14 | These two aims conflict , and it can be difficult to strike the ideal balance ; but to build and maintain good soil structure and fertility one should avoid ploughing where surface cultivation will meet the need , and abandon deep ploughing ( over six inches ) altogether . |
| 15 | However , as discussed in Chapter 8 , it can be difficult to establish the precise levels of these thresholds in practice . |
| 16 | Sometimes , when seaming knitting that has been knitted in textured yarn , it can be difficult to knit the joining rows with the main carriage even with a smooth yarn . |