Example sentences of "it can [be] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | It can be controversial and I envisage that fixing zone boundaries would require a procedure of public enquiry etc . |
2 | It can be satisfying and good , but it is different . |
3 | Several pieces of stiff paper or card , attached at the top , which allow viewing of only the top leaf ; it can be free-standing or attached to the top of an easel or blackboard . |
4 | It can be aesthetic or ethical . |
5 | Again it can be chronic or triggered . |
6 | Cos this is important and it can be confusing and , and there is t er there is a little of a paradox in here , which will come out even more clearly next week , oh no the week after . |
7 | Though taking up an interest for its own sake may also lead to new friends and a good social life , it can be helpful or necessary to join a club purely for emotional support or to forge fresh contacts . |
8 | An intensity of energy is always present in his performances : it can be potent and concentrated ( as in late Brahms ) , or it can be layed out on a more expansive scale , as in Rachmaninov or here in the ‘ Emperor ’ . |
9 | They say we all have our double , and it can be fascinating and sometimes puzzling by chance to see someone on TV , in the paper , or in the street who looks in every sense your mirror image , your stand-in should you ever become a star of stage and film . |
10 | It can be good or it can be bad . |
11 | Once the first version of the report has been drafted it can be proof-read and amended . |
12 | It can be uncomfortable but is not painful . |
13 | No one enjoys cold weather but for elderly people it can be uncomfortable and even dangerous . |
14 | if it is to certify an institution then it can be superficial and impressionistic ( i.e. subjective ) ; |
15 | For instance , it can be sharp and lemony , or soft and buttery ( such as Meursault ) or rich and fruity ( such as the Chardonnays of Australia ) . |
16 | It 's melancholy and difficult and it can be stressful but that does n't stop the sub- text from sometimes being extremely funny . ’ |
17 | It can be costly and inefficient because of commission for brokers to assist in disposing of the goods , delays in finding a buyer and insurance to cover the risk of non-delivery . |
18 | It can be extreme and very violent . |
19 | It can be interesting and satisfying — even just to read about it ! |
20 | It has a natural affinity with oak ageing , and yet it can be fresh and light . |
21 | Hildreth states that , " As an interactive system the online catalog can dynamically communicate with its user ; it can be responsive and informative at a given time to a given need " all of which was not possible in previous catalogues . |
22 | Andre says it is dangerous but you have to have respect for the sea it can be hard and punishing … |
23 | Lace made on a knitting machine can be whatever you want it to be ; it can be filmy and fine for evening wear , lightweight in fine wool for a layer of warmth or used as a break inserted into the stocking stitch of a warm , chunky sweater . |
24 | It can be snorted'' or injected but it does not vaporise easily and is not suitable for inhaling or smoking . |
25 | Whether you will be able to do the job in a vacant spot in the vegetable plot , at the back of a border or wherever , a suitable area has to be earmarked and reserved so that it can be empty and vacant from the second half of September on . |
26 | It can be difficult but necessary at times to carry out this study and to slowly change our own techniques to keep in date with modern developments . |
27 | In some cases it can be difficult or even impossible to find texts again ( for example if the text is a lecture , or a television programme ) , but you should still keep details of them as fully as possible , so that your reader knows exactly where ideas or words come from . |
28 | In reality it can be difficult and sometimes impossible . |
29 | It can be funny or sad . |
30 | It can be sunlit and flower-bright |