Example sentences of "can [be] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can be on the scale of several tens of kilotonnes — for example , the C4 and C5 steams which can be used for such things as petrol additives . |
| 2 | I now turn to the adoption minutes of city hall and now it is a process of in that city hall did not endorse a recommendation from the finance panel , the budget that came from finance panel erm so we are in the slightly unusual position of having to debate the proposals of finance panel as we were recommended to do by city hall , erm that means as I understand it that er the chair of city hall will now present the annual budget statement erm and since he is going to do that in a form of an amendment er that seven other unusual features about the way in which we would normally do it which would mean that there would be er a budget statement and where there would then be the the formal proposals and amendments themself , erm so what I would propose is to try and make sure that everybody has , has maximum opportunity to have their say erm because no two amendments can be on the floor at one time er to take what the leader of the council said first of all erm then to allow the other two leaders to present their budget alternatives as it were , without it be , this is just not did n't take it at that point if they do n't want to . |
| 3 | But to present the full scenario and then vote er on the the different items er so that voting is done on items on the amendment before we then proceed er if you want to we just have to go to amendments to that because of course no two amendments can be on the floor at the same time . |
| 4 | Or else you can be on the way back from from from Europe and suddenly find , Oh I 'm sorry that plane 's not leaving tonight Mister would you mind going and spending the night in the holiday hotel in so and so and so and so . |
| 5 | Once you have a theme you can be on the lookout for souvenirs on holiday , or provide people with inspiration for presents . |
| 6 | ‘ With the bikes we can be on the road in 15 minutes . |
| 7 | And you must also have , have that , naturally , before you can be on the committee . |
| 8 | For many years to come , there will be greater dependence on a good interchange than there can be on the prospect of direct services between Scotland , the north of England and Wales , and the channel tunnel and beyond . |
| 9 | Such complications ( be they direct or indirect ) can be on the supply side or the demand side . |
| 10 | So not only can a back bencher shout the odds for the fur trade , the police , the bookies or whoever in exchange for money but worse , the chairman of the Home Affairs Committee can be on the payroll of a private security firm without anyone thinking there might be the tiniest conflict . |
| 11 | Can , can I make a suggestion to you on this point and that is that rather than worrying about the date of the document itself which makes sense just to put January or something like that , what you actually keep a careful record of and this can be with the issue and such like , is the date from which that procedure is required to be worked to , which would be the issue date as opposed to any date that it was typed or agreed or anything like that . |
| 12 | Just how important the selection of the right host can be for the cuckoo has been demonstrated by Nick Davies and Mike Brooke in a series of ingenious experiments . |
| 13 | ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience . |
| 14 | We all know how beneficial a moisturising routine can be for the skin but how often do we think about moisturising our hair ? |
| 15 | The Bassano exhibition is also an impressive reminder of how important such events can be for the life of Italian cities . |
| 16 | In such circumstances a useful task can be for the patient to draw up a list of pros and cons of the two alternatives . |
| 17 | Grieving can be for the loss of any person , idea or object giving meaning and significance to our lives . |
| 18 | Now the all important thing about a piano is , apart from the fact that it t can be at the centre of an orgy , the important thing is that are you able to collect it ? |
| 19 | Borders can be at the top , middle or bottom of a wall . |
| 20 | ‘ Fifteen minutes after finishing a meeting , we can be at the airport and on a plane , ’ he says . |
| 21 | ‘ Youse can be at the codding , when youse like , ’ he mumbled thickly , ‘ but if this auld one in here — ’ he tapped the coffin with his glass — ‘ if this fella wants to , I tell ye , he 'll be sittin' up as bright as ye like and be givin' us all the ‘ Lark ’ , just as he was doin' that night when — ‘ |
| 22 | For Dohnányi 's Don Juan , Christopher Raeburn secures a typical Decca balance — lean and bright but well distanced , with plenty of brass and horns ( though this can be at the expense of the stings as in the opening bars ) . |
| 23 | On the contrary : once again it is hard to see what democratic objection there can be to the principle of allowing the people themselves to decide on major issues of principle . |
| 24 | This , of course , can be to the advantage of those who do take the subject . |
| 25 | So long as there is a need for collective decision-making and for policies which give direction to a whole community or society , and so long as or whenever unanimity can not be achieved , it is hard to see what alternative there can be to the minority being compelled to go along with the decision of the majority . |
| 26 | Tales are usually of the past , but they can be of the future too . |
| 27 | At Luxor the cruise ships often lie four or more deep at their moorings so that their passengers ' view can be of the side of the next ship instead of the river and the Theban hills , and the desert air is replaced by their neighbours ' diesel exhaust . |
| 28 | It was Saturday , and the long street was still , empty as only Glasgow can be during the summer , a stage set patrolled by a solitary policeman . |
| 29 | In the Soviet Union , on the other hand , there is no longer any pretence that academics can be above the tumult of political conflict . |
| 30 | A leasing company or finance house will purchase the goods from the exporter and the buyer will then obtain the goods under a lease agreement from the leasing company which can be in the buyer 's own country or in the UK . |