Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Members of Parliament — elected by the people to represent the people — can be treated so disgustingly , we are only one step from dictatorship . |
| 2 | Is the Minister satisfied that those humanitarian needs have been met and are being met , or that they can be met so long as there is a risk to the Kurdish population from the evil dictator in Baghdad ? |
| 3 | This is the process of ‘ structuration ’ which can be observed so clearly among the British upper class , as we have argued through this section . |
| 4 | The usual way of expressing Boyle 's law , however , is Thus , when a gas is allowed to expand ( or is compressed ) at constant temperature from an initial volume of V1 to a final volume of V2 , the final pressure P2 can be calculated so long as the initial pressure Pl is known . |
| 5 | Lucky , too , are children whose path through the complexities of the Old Testament can be made so comparatively straight by The Children 's Bible in 365 Stories , of which the third pack is now available for both Old Testament ( TS379 — two cassettes ; 2 hours 28 minutes ) and New Testament ( TS383 — two cassettes ; 2 hours 11 minutes ) . |
| 6 | I feel we need a poet to tell of the contribution made to our Christian Aid Week by those who stay at home and bake so that the baking stall can be kept so magnificently supplied every day . |
| 7 | It 's a total farce that Lambie can be hit so hard a second time . |
| 8 | And it 's something that can be avoided so easily . |
| 9 | But this will have to involve levelling up to the more advantaged rather than levelling down to the lesser , although future benefits can be reduced so long as diminution is applied equally to both sexes . |
| 10 | If output and methods of production can be changed so quickly how can the input of labour be varied to accommodate these changes ? |
| 11 | One of the attractions of windsurfing is that the equipment can be transported so easily . |
| 12 | In its original form , it is a time-consuming and complicated procedure , but it can be simplified so long as the underlying principles are honoured ( see Arnold , 1982 ) . |
| 13 | If everyone can learn to understand , however , how wars can be started so easily , there is a hope that more people might work to prevent them . |