Example sentences of "and [adv] [pron] can [be] " in BNC.

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1 This applies to problem P1 ( either constraint ) and so we can be sure that LP ( w 1 , w 2 , W 3 ) has an optimal solution for any w 1 , w 2 , W 3 .
2 In Fig. 1 we plot the wavelength of peak sensitivity ( λ max ) for each of the long- and middle-wave cones recorded in the present study , including those used to construct Fig. 2 : there is a clear separation of cones into two distinct classes and so we can be confident that our axial records are adequate for the present purpose of classification .
3 For some Christians the fact that we are made in God 's image means that we are in some respects killing God if we attempt suicide , and so there can be no more serious sin .
4 On the assumption of a truth-conditional semantics , such aspects of sentence-meaning would have to be dealt with in pragmatics , and so there can be no direct equation of sentence-meaning and semantics .
5 She is still in my mind and so I can be totally accurate in recording my responses and in describing what took place .
6 And so it can be for a building or a workbench .
7 All children have fads at different times which resolve as quickly as they arrive and so it can be difficult for parents to determine where they should start to draw the line .
8 The Bible is treated primarily as a human product ; the world is explored by human investigation , and only what can be established rationally and scientifically is to be believed ; religion itself must be validated by reference to human experience , human values and human reason .
9 None of these elements is specified , and only one can be identified with any confidence .
10 None of these elements is specified , and only one can be identified with any confidence .
11 the task is absolutely vital and only you can be sure that it will be done in time and to the required standards
12 To put it another way , he was aware of the idea of divided consciousness , much discussed in his day , and here and elsewhere he can be seen applying it to his own actions .
13 The written down value has no relation to the market value of an asset and thus there can be a profit or loss in the accounts when it is sold .
14 The written down value has no relation to the market value of an asset and thus there can be a profit or loss in the accounts when it is sold .
15 Whilst doing so , the systems planning team must not lose sight of the overall plan , so that the benefits of the database approach , especially data sharing , can be achieved , and thus there can be better use of the information resource , greater flexibility in its use and an improved ability to meet new situations and applications .
16 A master disk can be read into memory and once there can be written out to blank disks many times .
17 He certainly has not become an angel overnight , but his more extreme behaviour has been left behind and usually he can be relied upon to be helpful and co-operative .
18 ‘ Our defence was brilliant and hopefully we can be as professional in the future . ’
19 Leaving aside several other good attempts to explain the difference between causes and causal circumstances and their effects , and also what can be said of great obstacles in the way of these attempts ( Mackie , 1974 , Ch. 7 , 1979 ; Ayer , 1984a ; Sanford , 1976 , 1985 ; Papineau , 1985b ; Honderich , 1986 ) , let us return to and concentrate on our ordinary convictions about the difference .
20 And also there can be something especially beautiful about a pregnant body that many men and women appreciate .
21 And now we can be together again , and enjoy the life we were always meant to have . ’
22 Previously you could ask someone to type up first draft , second draft , maybe a third draft , but how far can you drive your secretary , and now they can be wholly in charge of this — they can change the layout of it as much as the words within it ; they can ask colleagues to come in and comment and even add a little bit .
23 Previously you could ask someone to type up first draft , second draft , maybe a third draft , but how far can you drive your secretary — and now they can be wholly in charge of this .
24 And here there can be real development .
25 However , the really important area of application is to problems which would be linear but for a few ( separable ) nonlinear terms and here it can be very effective .
26 And then we can be in a position to judge .
27 The questions can be listed in rough under the headings ( some people put each question on a card to begin with ) and then they can be moved about so as to produce what seems to be a good ‘ flow ’ for the interview .
28 A Lancefish bait placed in a convenient place in the aquarium can be used to attract them and then they can be picked off , the bait being removed afterwards , of course .
29 Another point to remember is that flowers will wilt badly , or even die , if they are left sitting in a hot car or office all day , so if you have to buy them hours before they will be pressed , put them in plenty of water as soon as possible or , better still , buy them on your way home and then they can be pressed fairly quickly .
30 You can get back from York in quarter of an hour and then you can be sat there for
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