Example sentences of "can be [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The House of Lords was , no doubt , influenced by the fact that the effects of a decision can be exactly the same whether or not it is made in exercise of a statutory power . |
| 2 | Note-successions can be exactly the same ( as in the series ) , but it is their rhythmic configuration which determines whether they form melody of classical or completely non-classical character . |
| 3 | The mother image can be either the strict mother who has to be obeyed , or else the loving mother who has been hurt and can now be comforted . |
| 4 | Sir Colin , especially , was responsible for realising that airlines are a service business in which competitors use similar equipment and fly to and from the same places with costs that can be much the same . |
| 5 | There does n't seem to be a consistent upward pattern er traffic that comes into a dealers showrooms to buy cars can be up one week , it can be down the next . |