Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knows that individual managerial excellence can be achieved one day and lost the next . |
| 2 | I allow enough clearance so that the Top E string can be raised one semitone when fitted with .009″ — .042″ gauge strings . |
| 3 | Easily Accessible : Walks spiral out in every direction , including the Pennine Way , which runs across Black Hill and can be joined one mile from the house . |
| 4 | Now EMLA , a local anaesthetic cream , can be applied one hour before an injection , to remove pain from the site . |
| 5 | The tale of the fall at the last fence by the VA can be told one day , but for now talk of fund-raising , sponsorship , sale of merchandise etc etc by keen , but necessarily overnight , groupings of enthusiasts will only serve to muddy the waters . |
| 6 | This is not because it can be proved one way or the other that either or neither version is the type of play that Marlowe would have written . |