Example sentences of "can be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has this so-called reputation of the enfant terrible , but reputations can be the making of players as much as their undoing . |
| 2 | It can be the products of knowledge of , for example , sociology . |
| 3 | It can be the centrepiece . |
| 4 | The photons in question follow radial paths for which the time elapsed between emission and detection is where the probe is at radius r and the observer at radius R. As far as the observer is concerned the arrival time T is measured relative to some fixed event , which can be the departure of the probe . |
| 5 | Only you can be the judge of that . |
| 6 | Well , you can be the judge of that ! |
| 7 | Reflection can be the stuff of cricket writing ; it is that sort of game . |
| 8 | One of its most distinguished distinctive characteristics is the size of site which we know from experience which the county Harrogate Borough and ourselves at least have already here can be the order of magnitude of fifty hectares . |
| 9 | At its lowest , it can be the infliction of abuse on all these levels — and this may apply even if the sex is permitted . |
| 10 | It can be the birth of a baby , a hysterectomy , or a lazy , sedentary lifestyle with an unhealthy indulgence in all the wrong type of foods that cause the spare tyre and those extra pounds of wobbling fat . |
| 11 | Even the anticipation of future loss , and the way it can be handled , can be the subject of conversation . |
| 12 | The object can be the subject 's own body . |
| 13 | Section 7 does not create an offence which can be the subject matter of an information . |
| 14 | It can be the subject of an assignment . |
| 15 | TAKING as her text one of Paul Cezanne 's lesser-known dictums that ‘ the same subject , from a different angle , can be the subject for study of the most powerful interest ’ , Eleanor Bowen stretches the art of drawing to its limit . |
| 16 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 17 | It can be the sign of a nervous breakdown . |
| 18 | I 'm not saying he has n't , but you know that can be the sign . |
| 19 | In most cases you wo n't have any problems and either drive can be the Master . |
| 20 | Can be the second |
| 21 | This systems then bring all this together graphically on to a computer screen — which can be the hotel 's back-office system to avoid duplication . |
| 22 | In this way , titles can be the mirror image of examination questions . |
| 23 | The ‘ ought ’ of natural law thinking is , in my view , irreducibly a material ought , that is to say that somehow the ‘ ought ’ of natural law predetermines to some extent what can be the content of an ought statement . |
| 24 | I believe there is still the need for further reductions in this area , since the COST can be the equivalent of £200/customer . |
| 25 | We 're close to North Yorkshire , North-West Durham and the Cleveland Hills , and we think we can exploit the fact that Darlington can be the base to various avenues of interest in the North . ’ |
| 26 | You can be a performer , or else you can be the hero of the story . ’ |
| 27 | The menopause is n't necessarily the end of our life , it can be the beginning of so many new different things . |
| 28 | A line can be the contour , the silhouette , of a series of magnitudes such that the mind may run over them , as Descartes required , until they are entirely memorable . |
| 29 | But he endorsed the belief of most people at ringside that Lewis can be the man to end Britain 's search for a world heavyweight champion , and bring a new order to the division . |
| 30 | He believes he can be the man to change the face of referring for the better . |