Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buying a second-hand board is rather like the second-hand car or computer market in that there are plenty of bargains but unless you are careful you can be ripped off . |
| 2 | A broken one can be replaced at a more convenient time . |
| 3 | Hence , p has all the values of a probability and in the situation where all investors are risk averse it can be shown that it is equal to the probability with which we started . |
| 4 | This is an exaggeration , but you should remember that the older the history book ( especially over 20 years ) the less reliable it can be considered to be , because ( i ) new evidence is always being unearthed ( ii ) all historians tend to write from within the perspective of their own times ( " every generation writes its own history " ) ( iii ) most professional historians update their own interpretations according to personal preference and in the face of scholarly criticism . |
| 5 | It would be solved at once if we were to abandon faith for something more solid which can be known . |
| 6 | First , when you 're told from every conceivable angle that something is , in itself , dangerous you can be lulled into thinking the very opposite . |
| 7 | ( m ) It is suggested that the accused who can be traced ( e.g. he has put his name and address on the back of a cheque ) can still be guilty of making off . |
| 8 | When the sound timber is clean and readily accessible it can be treated with insecticide . |
| 9 | PAMELA : [ aside ] Sure 't is impossible he can be made an agent in this foul conspiracy . |
| 10 | Over the last thirty years advertising , that most powerful publicity weapon , has discovered how lucrative it can be to add a " new dimension " to the service it offers to clients . |
| 11 | However , with a little diligence and help of the single end of a transfer tool , they can sometimes by unravelled in the work and since the end is fine it can be darned in at the back . |
| 12 | A hotel is only a house multiplied up which is one of the reasons why it offers such a good opportunity to demonstrate to people at large what can be achieved . |
| 13 | A few words can be said by a relative or friend , or , if there is no wish for a religious ceremony , a non-religious one can be planned . |
| 14 | The draft letter to Katkov merely claims that crimes like this fictional one can be found in the newspapers , and that the fictional murderer has come under the influence of certain half-baked ideas which happen to be in the air at the time . |
| 15 | I have spent most of my career in two specific areas and therefore I am sure I can be forgiven for saying a special thank you and farewell to Inroads and an extra special thank you and goodbye to Roadcare . |
| 16 | It can be used to follow the progress of linear condensation reactions when an end group , such as a carboxyl , is present which can be titrated . |
| 17 | Always make sure you can be seen easily at night . |
| 18 | Make sure you can be seen and wear a personal buoyancy aid until you feel confident with a harness — a strength-saving device allowing the sailor to be attached to the sail and use body weight more efficiently . |
| 19 | Now nobody is quite sure they can be saved , not while such a huge organisation answers to this board of education . |
| 20 | So when you fit them , make sure they can be reached easily . |
| 21 | He 's confident they can be brought back . |
| 22 | I 'm confident that the scheme wo n't cost anything like as much as the estimate , but I 'm , I 'm sure it 's right that it 's been , having having done some background work to see how many people might claim it I 'm confident that that we 've erred on the safe side here by a substantial amount , and that 's why I 'm sure it can be met from the overall budget . |
| 23 | Oh , just one little notice I do have that erm several of us are going on Thursday to the , on the trip to Docklands by the erm erm Rotary Club of Sawbridgeworth erm I 'm told that there are still one or two odd seats if anybody wants to come at the last minute er , he does n't anticipate he 's going to erm fill them so even if , late Wednesday night you suddenly find you are available , by all means , contact and I 'm sure it can be arranged . |
| 24 | I think the , the university are always welcome to , always welcome people who , who 're interested , and if anyone wants to have a sort of , look round , I 'm sure it can be arranged . |
| 25 | All right , so the piccy of Miss W on the high-score page is a little bit ‘ revealing ’ but I 'm sure it can be changed . |
| 26 | of course , er provide a copy of that to erm doctor before it is lodged and , I 'm sure it can be agreed |
| 27 | At Amsterdam Travel Service , we know how difficult it can be to discover who is playing where and when and how tricky it can be to find out how to buy those all important tickets . |
| 28 | Provided the speed is good it can be released halfway through the turn , relying on the board 's momentum to carry it through . |
| 29 | If the decision is illegal it can be quashed ; otherwise the court can not ( with one exception ) intervene , even if it thinks the decision to be wrong in some respect . |
| 30 | If the result is unsatisfactory it can be used as a motivating factor to persuade them to try and make an improvement . |