Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It can thus be argued that Russia and Prussia have in the eighteenth century a very important and interesting administrative history but little real political , still less constitutional , history . |
| 2 | This would be particularly relevant in a management buy-out where it can easily be argued that management has as much knowledge of the business as the vendor . |
| 3 | ( The ‘ higher powers ’ of an intransitive relation arise when there are chains of elements each related to the next by the relation in question ; thus , if A is the father of B , B of C , and C of D , then A stands in the ‘ third power ’ of the relation ’ — father of — ’ to D. ) It can easily be seen that A in 1(a) and P in 1(b) fulfil this requirement ( assuming , of course , that the lines in the diagrams symbolise the relation of dominance ) . |
| 4 | Despite these protestations , however , it can hardly be denied that Nietzsche 's main enthusiasm , and the main stimulus to his enthusiasms in general , was no longer Schopenhauer , but the composer whose devotee he was and whose intimate friend he shortly became . |
| 5 | From Fig. 4C it can also be seen that pou[c] binds to the oligonucleotides A , B and C which all contain the motif TAATGAG/TAT , but no binding to the octamer oligonucleotide D and the mutant octamer oligonucleotide M is seen ( lanes 11–15 ) . |
| 6 | Eye contact is one strong means of signalling , and in British culture ( in very general terms ) it can often be observed that speakers look away during their turn and then look their interlocutor in the eye at the end . |
| 7 | In archaeology , I understand , it can now be said that computers are automatically considered for any project , however small . |
| 8 | Chain , which was introduced in 1811 , could be stowed in a small damp locker and so it can almost be said that chain cleared the space needed below for engines and coal bunkers . |
| 9 | The difference between the evangelicals and the others is so great that it can almost be said that growth in the diocese as a whole is restricted to evangelical parishes . |
| 10 | It can therefore be assumed that Miller 's message from this is that betrayal is wrong — it is the act of betrayal which finally destroys Eddie 's happiness forever . |
| 11 | An argument can certainly be made that de Gaulle had been the victim of circumstance . |